Palettes / Colors / #DDAEEE

#DDAEEE — Light Purple

#DDAEEE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DDAEEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DDAEEE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C0EEAF; it also sits naturally between #BEAFEE and #EEAFDF. 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 68% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDAEEE

.text { color: #DDAEEE; }
.background { background-color: #DDAEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 174, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 174, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 174, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0EEAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDAEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAEEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DDAEEE 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 #DDAEEE 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

← #DDAEED  ·  #DDAEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDAEEE?

#DDAEEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 174, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAEEE?

#DDAEEE is RGB 221, 174, 238 — HSL 284°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 7%, 27%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDAEEE?

Its complement is #C0EEAF; analogous partners are #BEAFEE and #EEAFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDAEEE for text?

Black text on #DDAEEE has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.