Palettes / Colors / #DD9CCD

#DD9CCD — Light Muted Pink

#DD9CCD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DD9CCD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CDDAC; it also sits naturally between #CD9CDD and #DD9CAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 61% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DD9CCD

.text { color: #DD9CCD; }
.background { background-color: #DD9CCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD9CCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 156, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 49%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD9CCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 156, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD9CCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 156, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD9CCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD9CCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CDDAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD9CCD: #000000.

How #DD9CCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD9CCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD9CCC  ·  #DD9CCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD9CCD?

#DD9CCD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 156, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD9CCD?

#DD9CCD is RGB 221, 156, 205 — HSL 315°, 49%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD9CCD?

Its complement is #9CDDAC; analogous partners are #CD9CDD and #DD9CAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD9CCD for text?

Black text on #DD9CCD has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.