What color is #DDD6E4?

#DDD6E4 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD6E4?

The RGB value is 221, 214, 228: 221 red, 214 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD6E4?

The complementary color is #DDE4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD6E4 color

#DDD6E4 rgb(221, 214, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDD6E4 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.9% green and 89.4% blue (221, 214, 228).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 21% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#DDD6E4 color codes

HEX	`#DDD6E4`
RGB	`rgb(221, 214, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 21%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 6%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.54, 4.93, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.54, 7.77, 309.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.867, 69.067, 83.14)`
Decimal	`14538468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD6E4, 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 #DDD6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	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 #DDD6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd6e4; }
.text { color: #ddd6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 214 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd6e4, #e4d6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DDD6E4?: #DDD6E4 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD6E4?: The RGB value is 221, 214, 228: 221 red, 214 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD6E4?: The complementary color is #DDE4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.