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Colour

#DFDDE4

  • #DFDDE4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDDE4 is a violet with RGB values 223, 221, 228 and HSL 257°, 11%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDDE4#DFDDE4
HEX#DFDDE4
RGBrgb(223, 221, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8667, 0.8941
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(257.1, 11.5%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 3.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK2.2%, 3.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,332
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDDE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#20221B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDEE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDEDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.8Light grey · ΔE 5.4Lavender · ΔE 7.5White smoke · ΔE 8.9Lavender blush · ΔE 9Ghost white · ΔE 9.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.79, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E4DD
Analogous#DDDFE4, #E3DDE4
Triadic#E4DFDD, #DDE4DF
Split complementary#E4E3DD, #DFE4DD
Tetradic#E4DDDF, #E2E4DD, #DDE4E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9FB
Darker −10%#C4C1CD
Darker −20%#A9A4B7
Darker −30%#8F88A0
Darker −40%#746C89
More saturated +25%#DCD5EC
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R223
G221
B228
Red223 (87.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)11.48%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DD · B E4

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