What color is #DDC8DD?

#DDC8DD is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDC8DD?

The RGB value is 221, 200, 221: 221 red, 200 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDC8DD?

The complementary color is #C8DDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDC8DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDC8DD color

#DDC8DD rgb(221, 200, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDC8DD is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 78.4% green and 86.7% blue (221, 200, 221).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#DDC8DD color codes

HEX	`#DDC8DD`
RGB	`rgb(221, 200, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 78.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.86, 11.03, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.86, 13.47, 324.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.522, 61.902, 76.994)`
Decimal	`14534877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDC8DD, 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 #DDC8DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDC8DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #DDC8DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddc8dd; }
.text { color: #ddc8dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddc8dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 200 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddc8dd, #ddc8d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDC8DD?: #DDC8DD is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDC8DD?: The RGB value is 221, 200, 221: 221 red, 200 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDC8DD?: The complementary color is #C8DDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDC8DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.