#ddd9e4

Color #ddd9e4

A muted very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd9e4

RGB

rgb(221, 217, 228)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 16.9%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 4.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(87.29, 3.36, -4.9)

LCH

lch(87.29, 5.94, 304.44)

OKLCH

oklch(89.2%, 0.0154, 302.56)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 85.1%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0e4d9

Analogous

#d9dbe4

#ddd9e4

#e3d9e4

Triadic

#ddd9e4

#e4ddd9

#d9e4dd

Split-complementary

#ddd9e4

#e4e3d9

#dbe4d9

Tetradic

#ddd9e4

#e4d9e0

#e0e4d9

#d9e4dd

Square

#ddd9e4

#e4d9db

#e0e4d9

#d9e4e3

Shades

Color #ddd9e4 mixed toward black.

#b6aec5

#8f82a6

#6a5c82

#473e57

#231f2b

Tints

Color #ddd9e4 mixed toward white.

#e3dfe9

#e8e6ed

#eeecf2

#f4f2f6

#f9f9fb

Tones

Color #ddd9e4 mixed toward gray.

#dddae3

#dedbe2

#dedce1

#dedde0

#dedee0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbe1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#dcdce1 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#dddfdf · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd9e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd9e4]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#ddd9e4 (#ddd9e4) is rgb(221, 217, 228) in RGB.

No, #ddd9e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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