DD99FF

#DD99FF closest to Party Pig

#DD99FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Party Pig. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 60.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(221, 153, 255)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DD99FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.07:1.

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Variations of #DD99FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DD99FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DD99FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DD99FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98B5FC
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87B0FF
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4ABFF
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98B5FC
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0ADFD
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAA7C0
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DD9FE5
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFADCA

#DD99FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#DD99FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.07:1 Very good#DD99FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DD99FF in CSS

/* Party Pig */
.color { color: #DD99FF; }
.background { background-color: #DD99FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DD99FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 153 255);
color: hsl(280 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.156 313.8);

#DD99FF FAQ

What color is #DD99FF?

#DD99FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Party Pig. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DD99FF?

#DD99FF is rgb(221, 153, 255) in RGB, hsl(280, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 40%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DD99FF?

The complementary color of #DD99FF is #BBFF99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DD99FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DD99FF: 10.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DD99FF a warm or cool color?

#DD99FF is a cool color.