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Colour

#DDD4E6

  • #DDD4E6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDD4E6 is a violet with RGB values 221, 212, 230 and HSL 270°, 26%, 87%. 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

#DDD4E6#DDD4E6
HEX#DDD4E6
RGBrgb(221, 212, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8314, 0.902
RGB percentages86.7%, 83.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(270, 26.5%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 7.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK3.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,958
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD4E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#222B19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D7E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D7E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.6Thistle · ΔE 9.2Light grey · ΔE 10.1Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1Lavender blush · ΔE 12.3Silver · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE6D4
Analogous#D4D4E6, #E6D4E6
Triadic#E6DDD4, #D4E6DD
Split complementary#E6E6D4, #D4E6D4
Tetradic#E6D4D4, #DDE6D4, #D4E6E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F4F9
Darker −10%#C4B4D3
Darker −20%#AA94C1
Darker −30%#9173AE
Darker −40%#775897
More saturated +25%#DDCCEF
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDE

Channel breakdown

R221
G212
B230
Red221 (86.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)26.47%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G D4 · B E6

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