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#DDB2FC — Pale Vivid Purple

#DDB2FC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DDB2FC 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.

#DDB2FC 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 #D0FCB0; it also sits naturally between #B7B0FC and #FCB0F6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDB2FC · RGB 221, 178, 252

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Color values

HEX#DDB2FC
RGB221, 178, 252
HSL275°, 93%, 84%
HSV275°, 29%, 99%
CMYK12%, 29%, 0%, 1%
XYZ63.31, 54.24, 99.23
Yxy54.24, 0.2920, 0.2502
CIE-Lab78.60, 28.90, -30.80
Hunter Lab73.65, 28.94, -33.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 70% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDB2FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDB2FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDB2FC

.text { color: #DDB2FC; }
.background { background-color: #DDB2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDB2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 178, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDB2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 178, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDB2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 178, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDB2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDB2FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDB2FC

#CB89FB#BA62F9#A93AF8#9813F6#8208D9#6A06B1#52058A#3B0462#23023B#0C0114

Tints of #DDB2FC

#DFB5FC#E1BAFD#E5C4FD#E7C9FD#E9CEFD#ECD3FD#EED8FE#F2E1FE#F4E6FE#F6EBFE

Tones of #DDB2FC

#DCB6F7#DBBBF1#DAC1EC#D9C6E7#D8CBE1#D7D1DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0FCB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.77:1 Fails
Against black text11.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDB2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDB2FC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDB2FC: ·

How #DDB2FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CACAEADeuteranopia · #CDD0E6Tritanopia · #DBDCD9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDB2FC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff78c4
#FF78C4 · #E1AEFF · #FFBDF7 · #FFECEC
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF
Velvet Ruby Petal
#118CAF · #1656E4 · #7760F0 · #DAABF7
Palette Aae3e2
#AAE3E2 · #D9ACF5 · #FFCEFE · #FDEBED

Similar colors

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

#E1AEFF#D8B4F8#DCB0F4#E0AAFF#DAABF7#D9ACF5#D4ADFC#E2B9F4#E9B3FB#E5B8F4#DCBFFF#DAB8F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDB2FB  ·  #DDB2FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDB2FC?

#DDB2FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 178, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDB2FC?

#DDB2FC is RGB 221, 178, 252 — HSL 275°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 12%, 29%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DDB2FC?

Its complement is #D0FCB0; analogous partners are #B7B0FC and #FCB0F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDB2FC for text?

Black text on #DDB2FC has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.