Colour
#DDD4E5
- #DDD4E5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DDD4E5 is a violet with RGB values 221, 212, 229 and HSL 272°, 25%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DDD4E5#DDD4E5
HEX#DDD4E5
RGBrgb(221, 212, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8314, 0.898
RGB percentages86.7%, 83.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(271.8, 24.6%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.8, 7.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,957
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD4E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#222B1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCE5D4
Analogous#D5D4E5, #E5D4E5
Triadic#E5DDD4, #D4E5DD
Split complementary#E5E5D4, #D4E5D5
Tetradic#E5D5D4, #DCE5D4, #D4E5E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G212
B229
Red221 (86.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue271.76°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G D4 · B E5
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