What color is #DD99FF?

#DD99FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD99FF?

The RGB value is 221, 153, 255: 221 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD99FF?

The complementary color is #BBFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD99FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD99FF color

#DD99FF rgb(221, 153, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DD99FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 60% green and 100% blue (221, 153, 255).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Party Pig (#EE99FF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#DD99FF color codes

HEX	`#DD99FF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 153, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 60%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, 42.92, -40.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 59.26, 316.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.257, 45.376, 100.225)`
Decimal	`14522879`
Short hex	`#D9F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD99FF, 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 #DD99FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD99FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #DD99FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd99ff; }
.text { color: #dd99ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd99ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 153 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd99ff, #ff99ee); }

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Questions

What color is #DD99FF?: #DD99FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD99FF?: The RGB value is 221, 153, 255: 221 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD99FF?: The complementary color is #BBFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD99FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.