What color is #DDD8F0?

#DDD8F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD8F0?

The RGB value is 221, 216, 240: 221 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD8F0?

The complementary color is #EBF0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD8F0 color

#DDD8F0 rgb(221, 216, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDD8F0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.7% green and 94.1% blue (221, 216, 240).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 44% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#DDD8F0 color codes

HEX	`#DDD8F0`
RGB	`rgb(221, 216, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.7%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 44%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.38, 6.16, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.38, 12.7, 299.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.1, 70.775, 92.389)`
Decimal	`14538992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD8F0, 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 #DDD8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #DDD8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd8f0; }
.text { color: #ddd8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 216 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd8f0, #e9d8f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDD8F0?: #DDD8F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD8F0?: The RGB value is 221, 216, 240: 221 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD8F0?: The complementary color is #EBF0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.