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Colour

#DB55DD

  • #DB55DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB55DD is a magenta with RGB values 219, 85, 221 and HSL 299°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB55DD#DB55DD
HEX#DB55DD
RGBrgb(219, 85, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3333, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.9%, 33.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(299.1, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,374,365
CSS custom property--colour: #DB55DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#24AA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4382E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7493D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E16792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Orchid · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6Purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57DD55
Analogous#9755DD, #DD559B
Triadic#DDDB55, #55DDDB
Split complementary#9BDD55, #55DD97
Tetradic#DD9755, #57DD55, #559BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6D5F7
Lighter +20%#EDAAEE
Lighter +10%#E47FE5
Darker −10%#D22AD5
Darker −20%#A822AA
Darker −30%#7E1980
Darker −40%#541155
More saturated +25%#F43BF7
Less saturated −25%#C26EC3

Channel breakdown

R219
G85
B221
Red219 (85.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue299.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 55 · B DD

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