Colour
#DDD9F5
- #DDD9F5
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DDD9F5 is a blue with RGB values 221, 217, 245 and HSL 249°, 58%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DDD9F5#DDD9F5
HEX#DDD9F5
RGBrgb(221, 217, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.851, 0.9608
RGB percentages86.7%, 85.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(248.6, 58.3%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 11.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK9.8%, 11.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,539,253
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD9F5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#22260A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F1F5D9
Analogous#D9E3F5, #EBD9F5
Triadic#F5DDD9, #D9F5DD
Split complementary#F5EBD9, #E3F5D9
Tetradic#F5D9E3, #F1F5D9, #D9F5EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G217
B245
Red221 (86.7%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G D9 · B F5
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