What color is #DDA7E0?

#DDA7E0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDA7E0?

The RGB value is 221, 167, 224: 221 red, 167 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDA7E0?

The complementary color is #AAE0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDA7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDA7E0 color

#DDA7E0 rgb(221, 167, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDA7E0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 65.5% green and 87.8% blue (221, 167, 224).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 48% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Candy Floss (#E8A7E2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#DDA7E0 color codes

HEX	`#DDA7E0`
RGB	`rgb(221, 167, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 65.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 48%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, 29.32, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 36.09, 324.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.091, 48.393, 76.84)`
Decimal	`14526432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDA7E0, 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 #DDA7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDA7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #DDA7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dda7e0; }
.text { color: #dda7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dda7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 167 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dda7e0, #e0a7c6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DDA7E0?: #DDA7E0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDA7E0?: The RGB value is 221, 167, 224: 221 red, 167 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDA7E0?: The complementary color is #AAE0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDA7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.