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#DD7CFE Color

#DD7CFE is rgb(221, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(285, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 51%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD7CFE
HEX#DD7CFE
RGBrgb(221, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(285, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(285, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.202 316.9)
LABlab(66.93% 53.31 -49.66)
LCHlch(66.93% 72.85 317.03)

What #DD7CFE 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 #DD7CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 5.74Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 13.39Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 13.51Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.85Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.97Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.97

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

#DD7CFE Channel Values

How #DD7CFE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD7CFE 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD7CFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD7CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD7CFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DD7CFE
Complementary
#9CFE7C
Analogous
#9C7CFE
Analogous
#FE7CDD
Triadic
#FEDD7C
Triadic
#7CFEDD
Split comp.
#DDFE7C
Split comp.
#7CFE9C

Tints & Shades of #DD7CFE

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

#E18BFE
#E69FFE
#EAAEFE
#EFC2FE
#F3D2FF
#F8E6FF

Shades

#D049FD
#C317FD
#A702DE
#8102AC
#5B0179
#350147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD7CFE.

How #DD7CFE 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#DD7CFE
Protanopia#9393FE
Protanomaly#B58AFE
Deuteranopia#A5A5FC
Deuteranomaly#BE96FD
Tritanopia#CF9595
Tritanomaly#D58CC8
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD7CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd7cfe: #DD7CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD7CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd7cfe': '#DD7CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_dd7cfe">#DD7CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD7CFE"

More Purple Colors

#DD7CFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DD7CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD7CFE?

#DD7CFE is a light purple — rgb(221, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(285, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #DD7CFE?

#DD7CFE is rgb(221, 124, 254) — red 221, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD7CFE?

#DD7CFE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD7CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD7CFE scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD7CFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD7CFE 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 13.39, which is visibly different.

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