What color is #DDD2ED?

#DDD2ED 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 #DDD2ED?

The RGB value is 221, 210, 237: 221 red, 210 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD2ED?

The complementary color is #E2EDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD2ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD2ED color

#DDD2ED rgb(221, 210, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDD2ED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.4% green and 92.9% blue (221, 210, 237).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 43% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#DDD2ED color codes

HEX	`#DDD2ED`
RGB	`rgb(221, 210, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 43%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.8, 8.74, -11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.8, 14.75, 306.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.149, 67.58, 89.558)`
Decimal	`14537453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD2ED, 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 #DDD2ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD2ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #DDD2ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd2ed; }
.text { color: #ddd2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd2ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 210 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd2ed, #ebd2ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDD2ED?: #DDD2ED 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 #DDD2ED?: The RGB value is 221, 210, 237: 221 red, 210 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD2ED?: The complementary color is #E2EDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD2ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.