#DDADDF
Wisteria · light cool pink
About #DDADDF
#DDADDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 68% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 8.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFDFAD — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DDADDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDADDF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DDADDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDADDF?
#DDADDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 68% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDADDF?
Use black text. Black on #DDADDF has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDADDF?
Its complementary colour is #AFDFAD, and analogous partners are #C4ADDF and #DFADC8.