What color is #DDD4EE?

#DDD4EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD4EE?

The RGB value is 221, 212, 238: 221 red, 212 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD4EE?

The complementary color is #E5EED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD4EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD4EE color

#DDD4EE rgb(221, 212, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDD4EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.1% green and 93.3% blue (221, 212, 238).

Its hue angle is 261°, 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 Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#DDD4EE color codes

HEX	`#DDD4EE`
RGB	`rgb(221, 212, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 43%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, 7.88, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 14.04, 304.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.792, 68.632, 90.496)`
Decimal	`14537966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD4EE, 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 #DDD4EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD4EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #DDD4EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd4ee; }
.text { color: #ddd4ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd4ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 212 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd4ee, #ead4ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDD4EE?: #DDD4EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD4EE?: The RGB value is 221, 212, 238: 221 red, 212 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD4EE?: The complementary color is #E5EED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD4EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.