Plum (#DDA0DD)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.07:1 — vs black: 10.15:1

Color values

  • HEX #DDA0DD
  • RGB rgb(221, 160, 221)
  • HSL hsl(300, 47%, 74%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 28, 0, 13 )
  • Websafe #CC99CC
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Tags

Mood

Romantic (190)

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DDA0DD based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Plum
#DDA0DD Base
#A0DDA0
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Plum
#DDA0DD Base
#BFA0DD
#DDA0BF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Plum
#DDA0DD Base
#DDDDA0
#A0DDDD
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Plum
#DDA0DD Base
#BFDDA0
#A0DDBF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Plum
#DDA0DD Base
#DDBFA0
#A0DDA0
#A0BFDD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Plum
#DDA0DD Base
#A83CA8
#C968C9
#D282D2
#E8BEE8
#F1D8F1
#F8ECF8
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Plum, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #130713
— #471947
— #7B2C7B
— #B03FB0
— #CA6CCA
Plum #DDA0DD Base
— #E2AFE2
— #E8BEE8
— #EDCEED
— #F3DDF3
— #F8ECF8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DDA0DD. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DDA0DD;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DDA0DD;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DDA0DD;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DDA0DD,
        #A0DDA0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DDA0DD,
        #A0DDA0
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$plum: #DDA0DD;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$plum-r: 221;
$plum-g: 160;
$plum-b: 221;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $plum;
    color: rgba($plum-r, $plum-g, $plum-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Plum appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DDA0DD How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B5B5DC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A8A8DD Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D6A9A9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B4B4B4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Plum ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Plum #DDA0DD Base
Light Medium Orchid #D39BCB ΔE 3.57
Light Grayish Magenta #CC99CC ΔE 3.74
Light Orchid #E6A8D7 ΔE 4.10
Pastel Violet #CB99C9 ΔE 4.27

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.