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#DDA0DD Plum

#DDA0DD is Plum.

#DDA0DD

Plum

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #DDA0DD?

HEX
#DDA0DD
RGB
rgb(221, 160, 221)
HSL
hsl(300, 47%, 75%)
OKLCH
oklch(78.3% 0.108 327)
CMYK
0, 28, 0, 13

#DDA0DD has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #DDA0DD
#DDA0DD
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.5AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #DDA0DD · 8.5:1

Tints and shades of #DDA0DD

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFEFFF
  2. #FBBDFB
  3. #DDA0DD
  4. #BC81BC
  5. #9D649D
  6. #7F4880
  7. #622D64
  8. #471248
  9. #2A002C

Colors that go with #DDA0DD

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Plum, #DDA0DD and Thistle, #E8BED3 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --plum-1: #DDA0DD; /* Plum */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #DDA0DD

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (13)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (5)