What color is #DDCEE8?

#DDCEE8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDCEE8?

The RGB value is 221, 206, 232: 221 red, 206 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCEE8?

The complementary color is #D9E8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDCEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCEE8 color

#DDCEE8 rgb(221, 206, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDCEE8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 80.8% green and 91% blue (221, 206, 232).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 36% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#DDCEE8 color codes

HEX	`#DDCEE8`
RGB	`rgb(221, 206, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 80.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 36%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.66, 9.9, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.66, 14.74, 312.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.453, 65.341, 85.44)`
Decimal	`14536424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCEE8, 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 #DDCEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #DDCEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcee8; }
.text { color: #ddcee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 206 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcee8, #e8cee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDCEE8?: #DDCEE8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCEE8?: The RGB value is 221, 206, 232: 221 red, 206 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCEE8?: The complementary color is #D9E8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.