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#ddb4eb

a light, vivid violet · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
221, 180, 235
HSL
285°, 58%, 81%
CMYK
6, 23, 0, 8
Luminance
0.5401

Every format

HEX#ddb4eb
RGBrgb(221, 180, 235)
HSLhsl(285, 58%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(78.5 24.4 -21.8)
LCHlch(78.5 32.8 318.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.824 0.087 317.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddb4eb;
background-color: #ddb4eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddb4eb] bg-[#ddb4eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddb4eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.706, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddb4eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddb4eb on white: 1.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddb4eb on black: 11.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green70.6%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.0%
Magenta23.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#ddb4eb text on a black background

contrast 11.80:1

Card sample

#ddb4eb text on a white background

contrast 1.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddb4eb;
Background color
Panel with #ddb4eb background
background-color: #ddb4eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddb4eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 180, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 180, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddb4eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb4eb, #EBB4D4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddb4eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddb4eb in the Color Lab