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Colour

#DDD8E2

  • #DDD8E2
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDD8E2 is a violet with RGB values 221, 216, 226 and HSL 270°, 15%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDD8E2#DDD8E2
HEX#DDD8E2
RGBrgb(221, 216, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8471, 0.8863
RGB percentages86.7%, 84.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(270, 14.7%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 4.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,538,978
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD8E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.99:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#22271D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DAE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD9DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.6Light grey · ΔE 6.1Lavender · ΔE 7.2Lavender blush · ΔE 10.1Silver · ΔE 10.8White smoke · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE2D8
Analogous#D8D8E2, #E2D8E2
Triadic#E2DDD8, #D8E2DD
Split complementary#E2E2D8, #D8E2D8
Tetradic#E2D8D8, #DDE2D8, #D8E2E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F5F8
Darker −10%#C4BBCC
Darker −20%#AA9EB7
Darker −30%#9180A1
Darker −40%#776689
More saturated +25%#DDD0EB
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R221
G216
B226
Red221 (86.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)14.71%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G D8 · B E2

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