#DD99EB#DD99EB
#DD99EB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.135 H 320.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD99EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 153, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 67%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 35%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.33, 38.93, -31.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.33, 49.92, 321.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.71% 0.1039 -0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.71% 0.135 320.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2035, 44.1544, 84.1432) |
| Luminance | 0.4415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.22
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.33
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.45
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.48
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 5.87
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD99EB #A7EB99
analogous
#B499EB #DD99EB #EB99D0
triadic
#DD99EB #EBDD99 #99EBDD
tetradic
#DD99EB #EBB499 #A7EB99 #99D0EB
square
#DD99EB #EBB499 #A7EB99 #99D0EB
split-complementary
#DD99EB #D0EB99 #99EBB4
monochromatic
#BB33D7 #CC66E1 #DD99EB #EECCF5 #F6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#DD99EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#DD99EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD99EB
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD99EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD99EB | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FADEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B4E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd99eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 153, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.135 320.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8b8f1',
500: '#dd99eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd99eb; $custom-light: #e8b8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd99eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 153,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.756,
"s": 67.213,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77706,
"c": 0.13452,
"h": 320.6
},
"luminance": 0.44153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD99EB
secondary
#DEF1DA
accent
#CF1636
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FDF6FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161117
muted
#848085