What color is #DDC9E8?

#DDC9E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDC9E8?

The RGB value is 221, 201, 232: 221 red, 201 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDC9E8?

The complementary color is #D4E8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDC9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDC9E8 color

#DDC9E8 rgb(221, 201, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDC9E8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 78.8% green and 91% blue (221, 201, 232).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 40% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#DDC9E8 color codes

HEX	`#DDC9E8`
RGB	`rgb(221, 201, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 78.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 40%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.43, 12.55, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.43, 17.9, 314.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.269, 62.972, 85.045)`
Decimal	`14535144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDC9E8, 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 #DDC9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDC9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #DDC9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddc9e8; }
.text { color: #ddc9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddc9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 201 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddc9e8, #e8c9e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDC9E8?: #DDC9E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDC9E8?: The RGB value is 221, 201, 232: 221 red, 201 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDC9E8?: The complementary color is #D4E8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDC9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.