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#ddc9eb

a pale, vivid violet · warm · closest name: lavender

RGB
221, 201, 235
HSL
275°, 46%, 86%
CMYK
6, 15, 0, 8
Luminance
0.6314

Every format

HEX#ddc9eb
RGBrgb(221, 201, 235)
HSLhsl(275, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(83.5 13.1 -14.2)
LCHlch(83.5 19.4 312.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.863 0.051 311.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddc9eb;
background-color: #ddc9eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddc9eb] bg-[#ddc9eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddc9eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.788, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddc9eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddc9eb on white: 1.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddc9eb on black: 13.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green78.8%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.0%
Magenta14.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#ddc9eb text on a black background

contrast 13.63:1

Card sample

#ddc9eb text on a white background

contrast 1.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddc9eb;
Background color
Panel with #ddc9eb background
background-color: #ddc9eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddc9eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 201, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 201, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddc9eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc9eb, #EBC9E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddc9eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddc9eb in the Color Lab