What color is #DD83CB?

#DD83CB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD83CB?

The RGB value is 221, 131, 203: 221 red, 131 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD83CB?

The complementary color is #83DD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD83CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD83CB color

#DD83CB rgb(221, 131, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DD83CB is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 51.4% green and 79.6% blue (221, 131, 203).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 57% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#DD83CB color codes

HEX	`#DD83CB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 131, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 51.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 57%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 41%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, 44.71, -22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 50.09, 333.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.714, 35.919, 60.856)`
Decimal	`14517195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD83CB, 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 #DD83CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD83CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #DD83CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd83cb; }
.text { color: #dd83cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd83cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 131 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd83cb, #dd839e); }

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Questions

What color is #DD83CB?: #DD83CB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD83CB?: The RGB value is 221, 131, 203: 221 red, 131 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD83CB?: The complementary color is #83DD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD83CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.