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#DDA7EC Color

#DDA7EC is rgb(221, 167, 236) in RGB, hsl(287, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDA7EC
HEX#DDA7EC
RGBrgb(221, 167, 236)
HSLhsl(287, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(287, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.111 318.8)
LABlab(75.37% 29.21 -26.85)
LCHlch(75.37% 39.68 317.42)

What #DDA7EC 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 #DDA7EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.63Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.44Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.28Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.34Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.51Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.7

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

#DDA7EC Channel Values

How #DDA7EC 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 167 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDA7EC 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDA7EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDA7EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDA7EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DDA7EC
Complementary
#B6ECA7
Analogous
#BBA7EC
Analogous
#ECA7D8
Triadic
#ECDDA7
Triadic
#A7ECDD
Split comp.
#D8ECA7
Split comp.
#A7ECBB

Tints & Shades of #DDA7EC

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

#E2B4EE
#E5BCF0
#EAC9F3
#EFD5F6
#F4E2F9
#F7EAFA

Shades

#CB79E2
#BB4FD8
#A32BC5
#7D2197
#571769
#340E3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDA7EC.

How #DDA7EC 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#DDA7EC
Protanopia#B2B2EC
Protanomaly#C5AEEC
Deuteranopia#BBBBEB
Deuteranomaly#CAB3EB
Tritanopia#D5B2B2
Tritanomaly#D8AECC
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDA7EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dda7ec: #DDA7EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDA7EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dda7ec': '#DDA7EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.655, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_dda7ec">#DDA7EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDA7EC"

More Purple Colors

#DDA7EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DDA7EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDA7EC?

#DDA7EC is a light purple — rgb(221, 167, 236) in RGB and hsl(287, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #DDA7EC?

#DDA7EC is rgb(221, 167, 236) — red 221, green 167, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDA7EC?

#DDA7EC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDA7EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDA7EC scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDA7EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDA7EC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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