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#DD9DFD closest to Lilac

#DD9DFD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 61.6% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(221, 157, 253)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 96% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #DD9DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.32:1.

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Variations of #DD9DFD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DD9DFD 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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#DD9DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DD9DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CB7FA
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CB2FF
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7AEFF
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CB7FA
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3AFFB
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DBAAC1
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDA3E4
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0B0CB

#DD9DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#DD9DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.32:1 Very good#DD9DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DD9DFD in CSS

/* Lilac */
.color { color: #DD9DFD; }
.background { background-color: #DD9DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DD9DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 157 253);
color: hsl(280 96% 80%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.147 313.9);

#DD9DFD FAQ

What color is #DD9DFD?

#DD9DFD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DD9DFD?

#DD9DFD is rgb(221, 157, 253) in RGB, hsl(280, 96%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DD9DFD?

The complementary color of #DD9DFD is #BDFD9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DD9DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DD9DFD: 10.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DD9DFD a warm or cool color?

#DD9DFD is a cool color.