Color #DD88DD Color / Colour Code #DD88DD
This page shows the hex color code for color #dd88dd (#DD88DD). The colour is a purple tone with 56% saturation and 70% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #DD88DD against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#DD88DD paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 270, 300, and 330 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 300, 60, and 180 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #DD88DD
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 300 and saturation at 56%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 300 to 345 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 300 with its complement at 120 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #DD88DD
Lightness variations at hue 300 and 56% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #DD88DD
Design Use Cases for #DD88DD
Balanced UI Color
At 56% saturation, #DD88DD strikes a balance between vibrancy and restraint. This makes it versatile for primary UI elements like navigation bars, card headers, and form accents. It draws attention without overwhelming adjacent content.
Light Background Tint
#DD88DD at 70% lightness creates a gentle tinted background. Use it for section backgrounds, alert banners, or card surfaces that need to stand out from a white page without strong contrast. It adds color personality while keeping the design light and open.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#DD88DD falls in the purple spectrum (hue 300). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #DD88DD (hue 300) to its complement at hue 120. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 330. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd88dd, #88dd88);
CSS Code for #DD88DD
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #DD88DD based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
Use This Color in Design Tools
Apply #DD88DD across image editing and color design tools.
About Color #DD88DD (#DD88DD)
#DD88DD is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 221 red, 136 green, and 221 blue. The red channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 300 degrees with 56% saturation and 70% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #DD88DD is 171/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow, and 13% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #DD88DD against white is 2.43:1 and against black is 8.64:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 8.64:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #88DD88 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #DD88DD. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #B288DD and #DD88B3, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #DD88DD
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #DD88DD?
- #DD88DD is Color #DD88DD, a purple color (colour) with RGB(221, 136, 221), HSL(300, 56%, 70%), and CMYK(0%, 38%, 0%, 13%). Its perceived brightness is 171/255.
- Is #DD88DD accessible for text?
- Against white, #DD88DD has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 8.64:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #DD88DD?
- The complementary colour is #88DD88 (hue 120). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #B288DD and #DD88B3. The triadic palette adds #DDDD88 and #88DDDD for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #DD88DD in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #dd88dd; or rgb(221, 136, 221); or hsl(300, 56%, 70%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 300 56% 70%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.