What color is #DDAAFF?

#DDAAFF is a very light, vivid violet known as Testosterose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Testosterose?

The RGB value is 221, 170, 255: 221 red, 170 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Testosterose?

The complementary color is #CCFFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDAAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Testosterose color: hex code #DDAAFF

#DDAAFF rgb(221, 170, 255)

Shades of purple

Testosterose has the hex code #DDAAFF. It is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 66.7% green and 100% blue (221, 170, 255).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

Testosterose (#DDAAFF) color codes

HEX	`#DDAAFF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 170, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 66.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, 33.82, -35.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 48.7, 313.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.24, 51.342, 101.22)`
Decimal	`14527231`
Short hex	`#DAF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Testosterose, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DDAAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDAAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DDAAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddaaff; }
.text { color: #ddaaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddaaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 170 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddaaff, #ffaaf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DDAAFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDAAFF?: #DDAAFF is a very light, vivid violet known as Testosterose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Testosterose?: The RGB value is 221, 170, 255: 221 red, 170 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Testosterose?: The complementary color is #CCFFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDAAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.