Palettes / Colors / #DDAEEF
#DDAEEF — Light Purple
#DDAEEF 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 #DDAEEF 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.
#DDAEEF 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 #C0EFAE; it also sits naturally between #BCAEEF and #EFAEE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDAEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 174, 239 |
| HSL | 283°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 283°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 8%, 27%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 60.53, 51.88, 88.48 |
| Yxy | 51.88, 0.3013, 0.2582 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.21, 28.44, -25.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.03, 28.27, -27.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 68% · Blue 94%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDAEEF
.text { color: #DDAEEF; }
.background { background-color: #DDAEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 174, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 174, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 174, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDAEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDAEEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDAEEF
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Tones of #DDAEEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0EFAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.85:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDAEEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAEEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDAEEF: ·
How #DDAEEF 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 #DDAEEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDAEEF?
#DDAEEF is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 174, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAEEF?
#DDAEEF is RGB 221, 174, 239 — HSL 283°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 27%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #DDAEEF?
Its complement is #C0EFAE; analogous partners are #BCAEEF and #EFAEE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDAEEF for text?
Black text on #DDAEEF has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.