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#DDCDFE — Pale Vivid Purple

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DDCDFE 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.

#DDCDFE 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 #EEFECD; it also sits naturally between #CDD5FE and #F6CDFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDCDFE · RGB 221, 205, 254

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Color values

HEX#DDCDFE
RGB221, 205, 254
HSL260°, 96%, 90%
HSV260°, 19%, 100%
CMYK13%, 19%, 0%, 0%
XYZ69.54, 66.19, 102.88
Yxy66.19, 0.2914, 0.2774
CIE-Lab85.09, 14.79, -21.95
Hunter Lab81.36, 14.77, -23.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDCDFE

.text { color: #DDCDFE; }
.background { background-color: #DDCDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 205, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 205, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 205, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCDFE

#BFA0FD#A478FC#864BFB#6B23FB#5105EB#4204BE#340396#240269#170141#070014

Tints of #DDCDFE

#E1D2FE#E1D2FE#E4D7FE#E4D7FE#E7DCFE#EBE1FE#EBE1FE#EEE6FE#EEE6FE#F2EBFF

Tones of #DDCDFE

#DFD1FA#E0D4F7#E1D7F4#E2DBF0#E3DFEC#E4E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDCDFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCDFE

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 #DDCDFE: ·

How #DDCDFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6F2Deuteranopia · #D7D8EFTritanopia · #DCE9E7

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7

Similar colors

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

#DFCCFB#DAD2FF#DDC8F6#E5D1FA#E5D4FF#E5CFF7#E0C5F7#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#DCD6F7#DFC7F4#E4C7F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDCDFD  ·  #DDCDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCDFE?

#DDCDFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 205, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCDFE?

#DDCDFE is RGB 221, 205, 254 — HSL 260°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DDCDFE?

Its complement is #EEFECD; analogous partners are #CDD5FE and #F6CDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCDFE for text?

Black text on #DDCDFE has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.