#ddd8e0

Color #ddd8e0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd8e0

RGB

rgb(221, 216, 224)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 11.4%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 3.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(86.93, 3.14, -3.32)

LCH

lch(86.93, 4.57, 313.4)

OKLCH

oklch(88.9%, 0.0121, 313.33)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 84.7%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbe0d8

Analogous

#d9d8e0

#ddd8e0

#e0d8df

Triadic

#ddd8e0

#e0ddd8

#d8e0dd

Split-complementary

#ddd8e0

#dfe0d8

#d8e0d9

Tetradic

#ddd8e0

#e0d8db

#dbe0d8

#d8e0dd

Square

#ddd8e0

#e0d9d8

#dbe0d8

#d8dfe0

Shades

Color #ddd8e0 mixed toward black.

#b9afc0

#96869f

#71617b

#4b4152

#262029

Tints

Color #ddd8e0 mixed toward white.

#e3dfe5

#e8e5ea

#eeecf0

#f4f2f5

#f9f9fa

Tones

Color #ddd8e0 mixed toward gray.

#ddd9df

#dddade

#dcdbdd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbde · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#dbdcde · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#dddddc · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd8e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd8e0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ddd8e0 (#ddd8e0) is rgb(221, 216, 224) in RGB.

No, #ddd8e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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