#ddd5e1

Color #ddd5e1

A muted very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 7.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd5e1

RGB

rgb(221, 213, 225)

HSL

hsl(280, 16.7%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 5.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 5.3%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(86.2, 4.9, -4.92)

LCH

lch(86.2, 6.94, 314.88)

OKLCH

oklch(88.3%, 0.0184, 314.56)

HWB

hwb(280, 83.5%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9e1d5

Analogous

#d7d5e1

#ddd5e1

#e1d5df

Triadic

#ddd5e1

#e1ddd5

#d5e1dd

Split-complementary

#ddd5e1

#dfe1d5

#d5e1d7

Tetradic

#ddd5e1

#e1d5d9

#d9e1d5

#d5e1dd

Square

#ddd5e1

#e1d7d5

#d9e1d5

#d5dfe1

Shades

Color #ddd5e1 mixed toward black.

#bbaac3

#9880a4

#745b80

#4d3d55

#271e2b

Tints

Color #ddd5e1 mixed toward white.

#e3dce6

#e8e3eb

#eeeaf0

#f4f1f5

#f9f8fa

Tones

Color #ddd5e1 mixed toward gray.

#ddd6e0

#dcd7df

#dcd8de

#dcd9dd

#dbdadc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadade · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#dadbdd · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#dddcdb · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd5e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd5e1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ddd5e1 (#ddd5e1) is rgb(221, 213, 225) in RGB.

No, #ddd5e1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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