Palettes / Colors / #DDCDF4

#DDCDF4 — Pale Purple

#DDCDF4 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#DDCDF4 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 #E4F4CD; it also sits naturally between #CDD0F4 and #F1CDF4. 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 96%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCDF4

.text { color: #DDCDF4; }
.background { background-color: #DDCDF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCDF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 205, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 64%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCDF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 205, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCDF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 205, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCDF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCDF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCDF4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4F4CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCDF4: #000000.

How #DDCDF4 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 #DDCDF4 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

← #DDCDF3  ·  #DDCDF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCDF4?

#DDCDF4 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 205, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCDF4?

#DDCDF4 is RGB 221, 205, 244 — HSL 265°, 64%, 88% — CMYK 9%, 16%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DDCDF4?

Its complement is #E4F4CD; analogous partners are #CDD0F4 and #F1CDF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCDF4 for text?

Black text on #DDCDF4 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.