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#DD7BEA Color

#DD7BEA is rgb(221, 123, 234) in RGB, hsl(293, 73%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 47%, 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 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD7BEA
HEX#DD7BEA
RGBrgb(221, 123, 234)
HSLhsl(293, 73%, 70%)
HSVhsv(293, 47%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 47%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.184 322.8)
LABlab(65.96% 50.88 -40.20)
LCHlch(65.96% 64.85 321.69)

What #DD7BEA 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 #DD7BEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DD7BEA Channel Values

How #DD7BEA 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 123 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 73% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 47% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.59:1 vs white · 8.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD7BEA 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 text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD7BEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD7BEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DD7BEA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD7BEA.

How #DD7BEA 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#DD7BEA
Protanopia#9292EA
Protanomaly#B589EA
Deuteranopia#A4A4E8
Deuteranomaly#BE95E9
Tritanopia#D29090
Tritanomaly#D688BB
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD7BEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd7bea: #DD7BEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD7BEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd7bea': '#DD7BEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.482, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_dd7bea">#DD7BEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD7BEA"

More Pink Colors

#DD7BEA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD7BEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD7BEA?

#DD7BEA is a light pink — rgb(221, 123, 234) in RGB and hsl(293, 73%, 70%) 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 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #DD7BEA?

#DD7BEA is rgb(221, 123, 234) — red 221, green 123, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD7BEA?

#DD7BEA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 47%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD7BEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD7BEA scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD7BEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD7BEA 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 5.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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