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#DD7CEE Color

#DD7CEE is rgb(221, 124, 238) in RGB, hsl(291, 77%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 48%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD7CEE
HEX#DD7CEE
RGBrgb(221, 124, 238)
HSLhsl(291, 77%, 71%)
HSVhsv(291, 48%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 48%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.186 321.5)
LABlab(66.31% 50.97 -41.87)
LCHlch(66.31% 65.97 320.60)

What #DD7CEE 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 #DD7CEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.7Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.67Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9.42Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.51Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.67Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.73

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

#DD7CEE Channel Values

How #DD7CEE 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 124 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 77% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 48% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD7CEE 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD7CEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD7CEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD7CEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DD7CEE
Complementary
#8DEE7C
Analogous
#A47CEE
Analogous
#EE7CC6
Triadic
#EEDD7C
Triadic
#7CEEDD
Split comp.
#C6EE7C
Split comp.
#7CEEA4

Tints & Shades of #DD7CEE

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

#E28EF0
#E6A0F3
#EBB2F5
#EFC0F7
#F3D2F9
#F8E4FB

Shades

#D14FE8
#C726E3
#A519BE
#821395
#5A0D68
#37083F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD7CEE.

How #DD7CEE 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#DD7CEE
Protanopia#9393EE
Protanomaly#B58AEE
Deuteranopia#A5A5EC
Deuteranomaly#BE96ED
Tritanopia#D19191
Tritanomaly#D689BE
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD7CEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd7cee: #DD7CEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD7CEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd7cee': '#DD7CEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.486, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_dd7cee">#DD7CEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD7CEE"

More Pink Colors

#DD7CEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DD7CEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD7CEE?

#DD7CEE is a light pink — rgb(221, 124, 238) in RGB and hsl(291, 77%, 71%) 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 6.7.

What is the RGB value of #DD7CEE?

#DD7CEE is rgb(221, 124, 238) — red 221, green 124, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD7CEE?

#DD7CEE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 48%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD7CEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD7CEE scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD7CEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD7CEE 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 6.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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