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#DD95EF Color

#DD95EF is rgb(221, 149, 239) in RGB, hsl(288, 74%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 38%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD95EF
HEX#DD95EF
RGBrgb(221, 149, 239)
HSLhsl(288, 74%, 76%)
HSVhsv(288, 38%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 38%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.146 319.4)
LABlab(71.46% 38.80 -34.45)
LCHlch(71.46% 51.88 318.40)

What #DD95EF 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 #DD95EF, 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 purple in the library.

#DD95EF Channel Values

How #DD95EF 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 149 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 74% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 38% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD95EF 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD95EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD95EF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DD95EF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD95EF.

How #DD95EF 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#DD95EF
Protanopia#A4A4EF
Protanomaly#BE9EEF
Deuteranopia#B1B1EE
Deuteranomaly#C4A7EE
Tritanopia#D3A4A4
Tritanomaly#D79EC7
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD95EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd95ef: #DD95EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD95EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd95ef': '#DD95EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.584, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_dd95ef">#DD95EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD95EF"

More Purple Colors

#DD95EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD95EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD95EF?

#DD95EF is a light purple — rgb(221, 149, 239) in RGB and hsl(288, 74%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.69.

What is the RGB value of #DD95EF?

#DD95EF is rgb(221, 149, 239) — red 221, green 149, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD95EF?

#DD95EF converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 38%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD95EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD95EF scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD95EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD95EF 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 14.76, which is visibly different.

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