What color is #DDBBD8?

#DDBBD8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDBBD8?

The RGB value is 221, 187, 216: 221 red, 187 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDBBD8?

The complementary color is #BBDDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDBBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDBBD8 color

#DDBBD8 rgb(221, 187, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDBBD8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 73.3% green and 84.7% blue (221, 187, 216).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#DDBBD8 color codes

HEX	`#DDBBD8`
RGB	`rgb(221, 187, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 73.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, 17.06, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 19.77, 329.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.982, 55.872, 72.577)`
Decimal	`14531544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDBBD8, 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 #DDBBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDBBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #DDBBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddbbd8; }
.text { color: #ddbbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddbbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 187 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddbbd8, #ddbbc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDBBD8?: #DDBBD8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDBBD8?: The RGB value is 221, 187, 216: 221 red, 187 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDBBD8?: The complementary color is #BBDDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDBBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.