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#DDAEE5 Color

#DDAEE5 is rgb(221, 174, 229) in RGB, hsl(291, 51%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDAEE5
HEX#DDAEE5
RGBrgb(221, 174, 229)
HSLhsl(291, 51%, 79%)
HSVhsv(291, 24%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.091 321.5)
LABlab(76.79% 24.63 -20.93)
LCHlch(76.79% 32.32 319.64)

What #DDAEE5 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 #DDAEE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.1Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.75Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.99Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.77Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.85Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.24

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

#DDAEE5 Channel Values

How #DDAEE5 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 174 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 51% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 24% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDAEE5 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDAEE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDAEE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDAEE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DDAEE5
Complementary
#B6E5AE
Analogous
#C1AEE5
Analogous
#E5AED2
Triadic
#E5DDAE
Triadic
#AEE5DD
Split comp.
#D2E5AE
Split comp.
#AEE5C1

Tints & Shades of #DDAEE5

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

#E1BAE9
#E5C1EB
#EACDEF
#EFD8F3
#F4E4F6
#F7ECF9

Shades

#CB84D7
#BA5DCB
#A33BB5
#7D2D8B
#571F60
#34133A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDAEE5.

How #DDAEE5 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#DDAEE5
Protanopia#B7B7E5
Protanomaly#C7B4E5
Deuteranopia#BFBFE4
Deuteranomaly#CCB9E4
Tritanopia#D7B6B6
Tritanomaly#D9B3CB
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDAEE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddaee5: #DDAEE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDAEE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddaee5': '#DDAEE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.682, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_ddaee5">#DDAEE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDAEE5"

More Pink Colors

#DDAEE5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#DDAEE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDAEE5?

#DDAEE5 is a light pink — rgb(221, 174, 229) in RGB and hsl(291, 51%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #DDAEE5?

#DDAEE5 is rgb(221, 174, 229) — red 221, green 174, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDAEE5?

#DDAEE5 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDAEE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDAEE5 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDAEE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDAEE5 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.