Colour

#DFDDE5

#DFDDE5
Violet
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDDE5 is a violet with RGB values 223, 221, 229 and HSL 255°, 13%, 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

#DFDDE5#DFDDE5

HEX#DFDDE5

RGBrgb(223, 221, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8667, 0.898

RGB percentages87.5%, 86.7%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(255, 13.3%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255, 3.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK2.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,671,333

CSS custom property--colour: #DFDDE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#20221A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCDEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCDEE5no 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 3.7 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 text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.3 Light grey · ΔE 5.8 Lavender · ΔE 7 Lavender blush · ΔE 9 White smoke · ΔE 9.1 Ghost white · ΔE 9.3

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.3, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3E5DD

Analogous#DDDFE5, #E3DDE5

Triadic#E5DFDD, #DDE5DF

Split complementary#E5E3DD, #DFE5DD

Tetradic#E5DDDF, #E3E5DD, #DDE5E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAFAFB

Darker −10%#C4C0CF

Darker −20%#A9A3B9

Darker −30%#8D86A3

Darker −40%#736B8B

More saturated +25%#DBD5EC

Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R223

G221

B229

Red223 (87.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue255°

Saturation (HSL)13.33%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G DD · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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