#ddc9e7

Color #ddc9e7

A muted very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.58 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ddc9e7

RGB

rgb(221, 201, 231)

HSL

hsl(280, 38.5%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 13%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 13%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(83.4, 12.36, -12.27)

LCH

lch(83.4, 17.42, 315.21)

OKLCH

oklch(86.2%, 0.0462, 314.56)

HWB

hwb(280, 78.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3e7c9

Analogous

#cec9e7

#ddc9e7

#e7c9e2

Triadic

#ddc9e7

#e7ddc9

#c9e7dd

Split-complementary

#ddc9e7

#e2e7c9

#c9e7ce

Tetradic

#ddc9e7

#e7c9d3

#d3e7c9

#c9e7dd

Square

#ddc9e7

#e7cec9

#d3e7c9

#c9e2e7

Shades

Color #ddc9e7 mixed toward black.

#be97d1

#9e65bb

#7a4296

#512c64

#291632

Tints

Color #ddc9e7 mixed toward white.

#e3d2eb

#e8dbef

#eee4f3

#f4edf7

#f9f6fb

Tones

Color #ddc9e7 mixed toward gray.

#dccbe5

#dbcee2

#dad0df

#dad3dd

#d9d5da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d4e0 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#d6d7df · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#dcdbd9 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 14.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddc9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddc9e7]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ddc9e7 (#ddc9e7) is rgb(221, 201, 231) in RGB.

No, #ddc9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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