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#DD75EA Color

#DD75EA is rgb(221, 117, 234) in RGB, hsl(293, 74%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 50%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD75EA
HEX#DD75EA
RGBrgb(221, 117, 234)
HSLhsl(293, 74%, 69%)
HSVhsv(293, 50%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 50%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.193 323)
LABlab(64.83% 53.71 -41.97)
LCHlch(64.83% 68.17 322.00)

What #DD75EA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DD75EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.26Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.23Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9.99Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.5Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.31Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DD75EA Channel Values

How #DD75EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 117 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 74% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 50% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD75EA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD75EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD75EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD75EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DD75EA
Complementary
#83EA75
Analogous
#A275EA
Analogous
#EA75BE
Triadic
#EADD75
Triadic
#75EADD
Split comp.
#BEEA75
Split comp.
#75EAA2

Tints & Shades of #DD75EA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E187ED
#E699F0
#EAABF2
#F0C1F6
#F4D3F8
#F8E4FB

Shades

#D34EE4
#C821DE
#A41BB6
#80158E
#5C0F66
#34093A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD75EA.

How #DD75EA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DD75EA
Protanopia#8E8EEA
Protanomaly#B385EA
Deuteranopia#A1A1E8
Deuteranomaly#BC92E9
Tritanopia#D18B8B
Tritanomaly#D683B9
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD75EA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dd75ea: #DD75EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD75EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd75ea': '#DD75EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.459, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_dd75ea">#DD75EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD75EA"

More Pink Colors

#DD75EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DD75EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD75EA?

#DD75EA is a light pink — rgb(221, 117, 234) in RGB and hsl(293, 74%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #DD75EA?

#DD75EA is rgb(221, 117, 234) — red 221, green 117, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD75EA?

#DD75EA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 50%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD75EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD75EA scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD75EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD75EA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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