What color is #DDD2FF?

#DDD2FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD2FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #DDD2FF?

The complementary color is #F4FFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD2FF color

#DDD2FF rgb(221, 210, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDD2FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.4% green and 100% blue (221, 210, 255).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#DDD2FF color codes

HEX	`#DDD2FF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 210, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 18%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, 12.33, -20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 23.98, 300.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.912, 68.685, 104.11)`
Decimal	`14537471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD2FF, 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 #DDD2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #DDD2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd2ff; }
.text { color: #ddd2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 210 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd2ff, #f3d2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDD2FF?: #DDD2FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD2FF?: The RGB value is 221, 210, 255: 221 red, 210 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD2FF?: The complementary color is #F4FFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.