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#ddb8eb

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

RGB
221, 184, 235
HSL
284°, 56%, 82%
CMYK
6, 22, 0, 8
Luminance
0.5565

Every format

HEX#ddb8eb
RGBrgb(221, 184, 235)
HSLhsl(284, 56%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(79.4 22.3 -20.4)
LCHlch(79.4 30.2 317.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.831 0.080 316.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddb8eb;
background-color: #ddb8eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddb8eb] bg-[#ddb8eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddb8eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.722, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddb8eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddb8eb on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddb8eb on black: 12.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green72.2%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.0%
Magenta21.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#ddb8eb text on a black background

contrast 12.13:1

Card sample

#ddb8eb text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddb8eb;
Background color
Panel with #ddb8eb background
background-color: #ddb8eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddb8eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 184, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 184, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddb8eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb8eb, #EBB8D7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddb8eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddb8eb in the Color Lab