Recognised as Colour

#DED3F9

#DED3F9
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DED3F9 is a violet with RGB values 222, 211, 249 and HSL 257°, 76%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DED3F9

RGBrgb(222, 211, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8275, 0.9765

RGB percentages87.1%, 82.7%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(257.4, 76%, 90.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 15.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK10.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,603,257

CSS custom property--colour: #DED3F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#212C06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCD8FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDD8F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DAD8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.5 Lavender · ΔE 11.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 19.8 Ghost white · ΔE 20.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EEF9D3

Analogous#D3DBF9, #F1D3F9

Triadic#F9DED3, #D3F9DE

Split complementary#F9F1D3, #DBF9D3

Tetradic#F9D3DB, #EEF9D3, #D3F9F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#BCA6F3

Darker −20%#9B79ED

Darker −30%#794CE7

Darker −40%#571FE1

More saturated +25%#DBCDFF

Less saturated −25%#E1D9F3

Channel breakdown

R222

G211

B249

Red222 (87.1%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue257.37°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness90.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G D3 · B F9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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