What color is #DDCFEC?

#DDCFEC 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 #DDCFEC?

The RGB value is 221, 207, 236: 221 red, 207 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCFEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDCFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCFEC color

#DDCFEC rgb(221, 207, 236)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 81.2% green and 92.5% blue (221, 207, 236).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#DDCFEC color codes

HEX	`#DDCFEC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 207, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 81.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 43%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, 10.14, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 16.09, 309.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.269, 66.054, 88.546)`
Decimal	`14536684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCFEC, 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 #DDCFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #DDCFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcfec; }
.text { color: #ddcfec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcfec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 207 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcfec, #eccfec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDCFEC?: #DDCFEC 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 #DDCFEC?: The RGB value is 221, 207, 236: 221 red, 207 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCFEC?: The complementary color is #DEECCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.