Palettes / Colors / #DDBBDD

#DDBBDD — Light Muted Pink

#DDBBDD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DDBBDD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BBDDBB; it also sits naturally between #CCBBDD and #DDBBCC. 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 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBBDD

.text { color: #DDBBDD; }
.background { background-color: #DDBBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDBBDD

Tints of #DDBBDD

Tones of #DDBBDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDDBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBBDD: #000000.

How #DDBBDD 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 #DDBBDD 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

← #DDBBDC  ·  #DDBBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBBDD?

#DDBBDD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 187, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBBDD?

#DDBBDD is RGB 221, 187, 221 — HSL 300°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBBDD?

Its complement is #BBDDBB; analogous partners are #CCBBDD and #DDBBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBBDD for text?

Black text on #DDBBDD has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.