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#DFAADD

#DFAADD is a light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 66.7% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 302°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFAADD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DFAADD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DFAADD

What color is #DFAADD?

#DFAADD is a light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 66.7% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 302°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DFAADD in RGB?

#DFAADD is rgb(223, 170, 221): 223 red, 170 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DFAADD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 24, 1, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DFAADD?

PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DFAADD?

Its complement #94C896 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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