Palettes / Colors / #DDCCFA

#DDCCFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#DDCCFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#DDCCFA 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 #E9FACC; it also sits naturally between #CCD2FA and #F4CCFA. 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 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCCFA

.text { color: #DDCCFA; }
.background { background-color: #DDCCFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCCFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 204, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCCFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 204, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCCFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 204, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCCFA

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Tones of #DDCCFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9FACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCCFA: #000000.

How #DDCCFA 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 #DDCCFA 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

← #DDCCF9  ·  #DDCCFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCCFA?

#DDCCFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 204, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCCFA?

#DDCCFA is RGB 221, 204, 250 — HSL 262°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 12%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DDCCFA?

Its complement is #E9FACC; analogous partners are #CCD2FA and #F4CCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCCFA for text?

Black text on #DDCCFA has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.