What color is #DDD6E9?

#DDD6E9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD6E9?

The RGB value is 221, 214, 233: 221 red, 214 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD6E9?

The complementary color is #E2E9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD6E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD6E9 color

#DDD6E9 rgb(221, 214, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DDD6E9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.9% green and 91.4% blue (221, 214, 233).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#DDD6E9 color codes

HEX	`#DDD6E9`
RGB	`rgb(221, 214, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.68, 5.87, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.68, 10.29, 304.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.571, 69.348, 86.848)`
Decimal	`14538473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD6E9, 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 #DDD6E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD6E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #DDD6E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd6e9; }
.text { color: #ddd6e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd6e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 214 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd6e9, #e7d6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DDD6E9?: #DDD6E9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD6E9?: The RGB value is 221, 214, 233: 221 red, 214 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD6E9?: The complementary color is #E2E9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD6E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.