#ddb5dd

Color #ddb5dd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-200 #f6cfff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ddb5dd

RGB

rgb(221, 181, 221)

HSL

hsl(300, 37%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 18.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(78.25, 21.21, -14.61)

LCH

lch(78.25, 25.75, 325.44)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0704, 326.24)

HWB

hwb(300, 71%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5ddb5

Analogous

#c9b5dd

#ddb5dd

#ddb5c9

Triadic

#ddb5dd

#ddddb5

#b5dddd

Split-complementary

#ddb5dd

#c9ddb5

#b5ddc9

Tetradic

#ddb5dd

#ddb5b5

#b5ddb5

#b5dddd

Square

#ddb5dd

#ddc9b5

#b5ddb5

#b5c9dd

Shades

Color #ddb5dd mixed toward black.

#c887c8

#b359b3

#8a3f8a

#5c2a5c

#2e152e

Tints

Color #ddb5dd mixed toward white.

#e3c1e3

#e8cee8

#eedaee

#f4e6f4

#f9f3f9

Tones

Color #ddb5dd mixed toward gray.

#dab8da

#d6bcd6

#d3bfd3

#d0c2d0

#ccc6cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdd4 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#cfd2d2 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#dbcdcb · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddb5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddb5dd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ddb5dd (#ddb5dd) is rgb(221, 181, 221) in RGB.

No, #ddb5dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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