CSS named color
Plum #DDA0DD
The CSS keyword plum is #DDA0DD. It is a light soft magenta in the violet family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.783, chroma 0.108 and hue 326.5°.
- Relative luminance
- 0.4573
- OKLCH L · C · h
- 0.783 · 0.108 · 326.5
- Best text
- Black 10.14:1
- Hue family
- Violet
#DDA0DD color codes
- HEX
#DDA0DD- RGB
rgb(221, 160, 221)- HSL
hsl(300, 47%, 75%)- OKLCH
oklch(0.783 0.108 326.5)- OKLab
oklab(0.783 0.090 -0.059)- CIELAB (D65)
L* 73.37, a* 32.53, b* -21.99- XYZ (D65)
X 55.44, Y 45.74, Z 74.30- CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 13%)
CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.
Legibility
Contrast: is #DDA0DD accessible?
Black text on it reaches 10.14:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.06:1.
WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.
Open the Contrast System-
Black text on it
10.14:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA passes
- APCA Lc +63
-
White text on it
2.06:1
- AA fails
- AA large fails
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −44
-
As text on black
10.14:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA passes
- APCA Lc −61
-
As text on white
2.06:1
- AA fails
- AA large fails
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +40
Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1
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For text on white
#9B629B 4.55:1
Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.78 to 0.58 reaches 4.55:1 on white, keeping the hue.
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For text on black
#DDA0DD 10.14:1
It already reaches 10.14:1 on black, so no change is needed.
Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.
Studio
Adjust #DDA0DD live
Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.
Scale
Shades and tints of #DDA0DD
Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #DDA0DD sits at step 300.
Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.
Gamut
How vivid #DDA0DD can get
At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.213; #DDA0DD uses 51% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.236 there: 11% more.
- sRGB
- Display P3
- Rec. 2020
- Dominant wavelength
- OKLCH chroma
- 0.108
- sRGB edge
- 0.213
- Display P3 edge
- 0.236
- Rec. 2020 edge
- 0.241
- Dominant wavelength
- Complementary 549 nm
- Excitation purity
- 26%
- Chromaticity
- x 0.3159, y 0.2606
- This color#DDA0DD
- Most vivid in sRGB#FC80FF
- Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.783 0.236 326.5)
On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.
.accent {
color: #dda0dd;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
.accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9456 0.4978 1); }
}Mixing
Mixing #DDA0DD
Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.
White #FFFFFF
- sRGB50%#EED0EE
- OKLab50%#EFCFEE
- OKLCH50%#EFCFEE
Black #000000
- sRGB50%#6F506F
- OKLab50%#553B55
- OKLCH50%#553B55
Its complement #8ACB8F
- sRGB50%#B4B6B6
- OKLab50%#B8B8B8
- OKLCH50%#EDA673
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #dda0dd, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #dda0dd 50%, white);In use
#DDA0DD in an interface
A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.
Light page
- Button labelText, 4.5:110.14:1 Passes
- Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.06:1 Fails
- Large headingLarge text, 3:12.06:1 Fails
- Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.06:1 Fails
For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #9B629B 4.55:1
Dark page
- Button labelText, 4.5:110.14:1 Passes
- Link and body-size textText, 4.5:19.05:1 Passes
- Large headingLarge text, 3:19.05:1 Passes
- Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:19.05:1 Passes
Color vision
How #DDA0DD looks with color blindness
Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 23.0; tritanopia changes it least, 12.2.
Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.
Simulate a whole page What each type sees-
Protanopia
No working red (long-wavelength) cones
#9CAFDF ΔE2000 20.0
Distinct
Reads as light muted blue
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Deuteranopia
No working green (medium-wavelength) cones
#AAB7DB ΔE2000 18.5
Distinct
Reads as light muted blue
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Tritanopia
No working blue (short-wavelength) cones
#E1A5B6 ΔE2000 12.2
Distinct
Reads as light muted pink
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Achromatopsia
No cone color vision; lightness only
#B4B4B4 ΔE2000 23.0
Distinct
Reads as light gray
Pairing check
Checked against its complement, #8ACB8F. Their lightness contrast is only 1.08:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.
| Vision | The pair | ΔE2000 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal vision | #DDA0DD · #8ACB8F | 58.1 | Stays distinct |
| Protanopia | #9CAFDF · #CDC08B | 37.6 | Stays distinct |
| Deuteranopia | #AAB7DB · #C3B992 | 30.6 | Stays distinct |
| Tritanopia | #E1A5B6 · #82C8BB | 44.0 | Stays distinct |
| Achromatopsia | #B4B4B4 · #BCBCBC | 2.1 | Easily confused |
Harmony
Color harmonies for #DDA0DD
Its complement is #8ACB8F, a light soft green.
Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.
Open the Harmony Studio- Base#DDA0DD
- Complement#8ACB8F
Complementary
Open in Harmony Studio- −30°#BFAAF6
- Base#DDA0DD
- +30°#F09BBA
Analogous
Open in Harmony Studio- Base#DDA0DD
- +120°#D7B463
- +240°#54CCDB
Triadic
Open in Harmony Studio- Base#DDA0DD
- +150°#B4C16F
- +210°#61CFB6
Split-complementary
Open in Harmony StudioCode
Design tokens
Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.
:root {
--color-plum: #dda0dd;
}// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
plum: '#dda0dd',
},
},
},
};/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-plum: oklch(0.783 0.108 326.5);
}{
"color": {
"plum": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.8667, 0.6275, 0.8667],
"hex": "#dda0dd"
},
"$description": "CSS named color plum"
}
}
}import SwiftUI
enum Palette {
static let plum = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.867, green: 0.627, blue: 0.867, opacity: 1)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
object Palette {
val Plum = Color(0xFFDDA0DD)
}Matches
The nearest match in each system
The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.
Tools
Open #DDA0DD in the tools
Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.
- Color InspectorEvery format, its names, contrast and color vision in one panel.
- Contrast SystemBlack and white text on this color, with fixes in both directions.
- Harmony StudioPalettes built from this color, walked to a contrast target if you ask.
- Color Space ConverterThe same color in 34 notations, with its gamut headroom.
- Color Name FinderThe nearest of 1,055 color names by ΔE2000.