#dd8aeb

Color #dd8aeb

A vivid, highly saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Violet #ee82ee · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-400 #ed6aff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#dd8aeb

RGB

rgb(221, 138, 235)

HSL

hsl(291.3, 70.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.3, 41.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(69.15, 46.85, -36.17)

LCH

lch(69.15, 59.19, 322.33)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.16, 321.65)

HWB

hwb(291.3, 54.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98eb8a

Analogous

#ac8aeb

#dd8aeb

#eb8ac8

Triadic

#dd8aeb

#ebdd8a

#8aebdd

Split-complementary

#dd8aeb

#c8eb8a

#8aebac

Tetradic

#dd8aeb

#eb8a98

#98eb8a

#8aebdd

Square

#dd8aeb

#ebac8a

#98eb8a

#8ac8eb

Shades

Color #dd8aeb mixed toward black.

#cd55e2

#bb24d4

#8c1b9f

#5d126a

#2f0935

Tints

Color #dd8aeb mixed toward white.

#e39dee

#e8b1f2

#eec4f5

#f4d8f8

#f9ebfc

Tones

Color #dd8aeb mixed toward gray.

#d792e3

#d19adb

#cca2d3

#c6aacb

#c0b2c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbed9 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#c3c9d4 · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#dac9c5 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 25.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dd8aeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dd8aeb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#dd8aeb (#dd8aeb) is rgb(221, 138, 235) in RGB.

No, #dd8aeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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