What color is #DDC6E4?

#DDC6E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDC6E4?

The RGB value is 221, 198, 228: 221 red, 198 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDC6E4?

The complementary color is #CDE4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDC6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDC6E4 color

#DDC6E4 rgb(221, 198, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDC6E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 77.6% green and 89.4% blue (221, 198, 228).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 36% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#DDC6E4 color codes

HEX	`#DDC6E4`
RGB	`rgb(221, 198, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 77.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 36%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.57, 13.39, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.57, 17.92, 318.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.014, 61.362, 81.856)`
Decimal	`14534372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDC6E4, 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 #DDC6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDC6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #DDC6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddc6e4; }
.text { color: #ddc6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddc6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 198 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddc6e4, #e4c6dc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DDC6E4?: #DDC6E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDC6E4?: The RGB value is 221, 198, 228: 221 red, 198 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDC6E4?: The complementary color is #CDE4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDC6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.