Plum#DDA0DD
#DDA0DD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.108 H 326.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDA0DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 160, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 47%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 28%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.37, 32.53, -21.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.37, 39.26, 325.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.33% 0.0899 -0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.33% 0.108 326.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4395, 45.7360, 74.3002) |
| Luminance | 0.4573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 0.00
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.18
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.68
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.87
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.53
Light Lavendar
#EFC0FE
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDA0DD #A0DDA0
analogous
#BFA0DD #DDA0DD #DDA0BF
triadic
#DDA0DD #DDDDA0 #A0DDDD
tetradic
#DDA0DD #DDBFA0 #A0DDA0 #A0BFDD
square
#DDA0DD #DDBFA0 #A0DDA0 #A0BFDD
split-complementary
#DDA0DD #BFDDA0 #A0DDBF
monochromatic
#BD46BD #CD73CD #DDA0DD #EDCDED #F7E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#DDA0DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.15
#DDA0DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDA0DD
10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDA0DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDA0DD | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.15 | 10.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB7DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1A5B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Related colors
#C48FC4#AC7EAC#956D95#7E5D7E#684E68#533F53#3F303F#2B222B#191519#000000#E1AAE0#E4B3E4#E8BCE7#ECC6EB#EFCFEE#F2D9F2#F6E2F5#F9ECF8#FCF5FC#FFFFFF#D9A2D9#D5A5D5#D1A7D1#CDA9CDLilac
#C8A2C8
Mauve
#E0B0FF
Lavender
#B39DDB
Orchid
#DA70D6
Indigo
#4B0082
Purple
#800080
Royal Purple
#7851A9
Violet
#8F00FF
Palettes with this color
#FADADD
#D0E8F2
#FFEFD5
#D9E8D5
#E8D5E8
Pastel Color Palette
#A8D8B9
#F9C8D5
#FDE8B6
#BFE3F0
#D5E8C4
Spring Color Palette
#FFFFF0
#FFFFF8
#7E7E74
#F3F3FC
#DDDDD0
Ivory Color Palette
#FFFDD0
#FFFFEA
#7E7D60
#DBDCF4
#DDDBB4
Cream Color Palette
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dda0dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 160, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.108 326.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8bce7',
500: '#dda0dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dda0dd; $custom-light: #e8bce7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dda0dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 160,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 47.287,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78328,
"c": 0.10777,
"h": 326.5
},
"luminance": 0.45734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDA0DD
secondary
#DDEEDD
accent
#BB2B2B
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FDF6FC
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161216
muted
#848184