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#DDDCE5 Color

#DDDCE5 is rgb(221, 220, 229) in RGB, hsl(247, 15%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDDCE5
HEX#DDDCE5
RGBrgb(221, 220, 229)
HSLhsl(247, 15%, 88%)
HSVhsv(247, 4%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.012 291.3)
LABlab(88.04% 1.58 -4.30)
LCHlch(88.04% 4.58 290.17)

What #DDDCE5 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 #DDDCE5, 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 blue in the library.

#DDDCE5 Channel Values

How #DDDCE5 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 220 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 15% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 4% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDDCE5 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDDCE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDDCE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDDCE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DDDCE5

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 #DDDCE5.

How #DDDCE5 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#DDDCE5
Protanopia#DCDCE5
Protanomaly#DDDCE5
Deuteranopia#DCDCE5
Deuteranomaly#DDDCE5
Tritanopia#DCDDDD
Tritanomaly#DCDDE0
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDDCE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dddce5: #DDDCE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDDCE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dddce5': '#DDDCE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.863, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_dddce5">#DDDCE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDDCE5"

More Blue Colors

#DDDCE5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDDCE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDDCE5?

#DDDCE5 is a lightest blue — rgb(221, 220, 229) in RGB and hsl(247, 15%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #DDDCE5?

#DDDCE5 is rgb(221, 220, 229) — red 221, green 220, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDDCE5?

#DDDCE5 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDDCE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDDCE5 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDDCE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDDCE5 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 4.59, which is very hard to tell apart.

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