What color is #DDD4E3?

#DDD4E3 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD4E3?

The RGB value is 221, 212, 227: 221 red, 212 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD4E3?

The complementary color is #DAE3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD4E3 color

#DDD4E3 rgb(221, 212, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDD4E3 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.1% green and 89% blue (221, 212, 227).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 21% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#DDD4E3 color codes

HEX	`#DDD4E3`
RGB	`rgb(221, 212, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.1%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 21%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, 5.79, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 8.53, 312.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.225, 68.005, 82.243)`
Decimal	`14537955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD4E3, 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 #DDD4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #DDD4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd4e3; }
.text { color: #ddd4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 212 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd4e3, #e3d4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DDD4E3?: #DDD4E3 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD4E3?: The RGB value is 221, 212, 227: 221 red, 212 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD4E3?: The complementary color is #DAE3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.