#ddcddb Color Information

#ddcddb Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ddcddb. In RGB, it consists of 86.7% Red, 80.4% Green, and 85.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 7.2% Magenta, 0.9% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 307.5°, with saturation of 19% and lightness of 83.5%. The decimal value for #ddcddb is 14536155, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ddcddb is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ddcddb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color221, 205, 219 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.7%, 80.4%, 85.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.133, 0.196, 0.141 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.072, 0.009, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color307.5°, 19.0%, 83.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color307.5°, 7.2%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color64.436, 64.149, 76.004 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color221, 205, 219 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14536155 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color84.043, 8.017, -4.925 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)84.043, 9.409, 328.435 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color84.043, 8.288, -8.944 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color80.093, 3.443, -0.197 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.315, 0.314, 64.149 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292726235 / 0xffddcddb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ddcddb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ddcddb, its pure hue is 307.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.0%, and its lightness is 83.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ddcddb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1a1b to #c1b3c0.

Tints of #ddcddb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ddcddb, its pure hue is 307.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.0%, and its lightness is 83.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ddcddb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e1d3e0 to #fbf9fb.

Tones of #ddcddb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ddcddb, its pure hue is 307.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ddcddb, which range from #d5d5d5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffabf5 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ddcddb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ddcddb! For #ddcddb, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ddcddb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ddcddb

This color, #ddcddb, consists of 86.7% Red, 80.4% Green, and 85.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 221, Green = 205, Blue = 219. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ddcddb is 0% Cyan, 7.2% Magenta, 0.9% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.7%
C0.0%
G80.4%
M7.2%
B85.9%
Y0.9%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 221 205 219
Octal 335 315 333
Hexa #dd #cd #db
Binary 11011101 11001101 11011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 7 0 13
Octal 0 7 0 15
Hexa #00 #07 #00 #0d
Binary 00000000 00000111 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #ddcddb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ddcddb — which has hue 307.5° — its analogous colors are located at 277.5° and 337.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddcddb.

Triadic Colors of #ddcddb

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ddcddb — which has hue 307.5° — its triadic colors are located at 67.5° and 307.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddcddb.

Complementary Color of #ddcddb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ddcddb — which has hue 307.5° — its complementary color is located at 127.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddcddb.

Split Complementary Colors of #ddcddb

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ddcddb — which has hue 307.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 97.5° and 307.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddcddb.

Tetradic Colors of #ddcddb

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ddcddb — which has hue 307.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 217.5°, 307.5°, 37.5°, and 127.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddcddb.

Monochromatic Colors of #ddcddb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ddcddb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #c6bac5 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f0e4ef (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ddcddb

We want to make getting started with #ddcddb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ddcddb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ddcddb can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ddcddb with other HTML elements.

#ddcddb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ddcddb.
<span style="color: #ddcddb;">The color of this text is #ddcddb.</span>

#ddcddb Background Color

The background color for this text is #ddcddb.
<div style="background-color: #ddcddb; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ddcddb.</div>

#ddcddb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ddcddb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ddcddb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ddcddb.</span>

#ddcddb Border Color

This is a div with border color #ddcddb.
<div style="border: #ddcddb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ddcddb.</div>

#ddcddb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddcddb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddcddb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddcddb on a white background.</div></div>

#ddcddb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddcddb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddcddb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddcddb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ddcddb to White

This is a gradient from #ddcddb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddcddb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddcddb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddcddb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddcddb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddcddb to white.</div>

Gradient from #ddcddb to Black

This is a gradient from #ddcddb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddcddb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddcddb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddcddb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddcddb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddcddb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ddcddb

In addition to using #ddcddb on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ddcddb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ddcddb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 221, Green = 205, Blue = 219). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ddcddb in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ddcddb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(221, 205, 219)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ddcddb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ddcddb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ddcddb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(221, 205, 219);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ddcddb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:221, green:205, blue:219, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:221 green:205 blue:219 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(221f, 205f, 219f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(221, 205, 219);
 

#ddcddb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ddcddb the same way. For those with color blindness, #ddcddb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ddcddb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ddcddb is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ddcddb looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ddcddb will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ddcddb is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text