#ddd9de

Color #ddd9de

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.06 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd9de

RGB

rgb(221, 217, 222)

HSL

hsl(288, 7%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 2.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(87.13, 2.26, -1.97)

LCH

lch(87.13, 3, 318.92)

OKLCH

oklch(89%, 0.008, 319.55)

HWB

hwb(288, 85.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#daded9

Analogous

#dbd9de

#ddd9de

#ded9dd

Triadic

#ddd9de

#deddd9

#d9dedd

Split-complementary

#ddd9de

#ddded9

#d9dedb

Tetradic

#ddd9de

#ded9da

#daded9

#d9dedd

Square

#ddd9de

#dedbd9

#daded9

#d9ddde

Shades

Color #ddd9de mixed toward black.

#bab2bc

#978b9a

#726675

#4c444e

#262227

Tints

Color #ddd9de mixed toward white.

#e3dfe4

#e8e6e9

#eeecef

#f4f2f4

#f9f9fa

Tones

Color #ddd9de mixed toward gray.

#ddd9de

#dddadd

#dcdadd

#dcdbdc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbdd · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#dcdcdd · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#dddcdc · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd9de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd9de]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ddd9de (#ddd9de) is rgb(221, 217, 222) in RGB.

No, #ddd9de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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