Colour

#DC77DD

#DC77DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DC77DD is a magenta with RGB values 220, 119, 221 and HSL 299°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DC77DD

RGBrgb(220, 119, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4667, 0.8667

RGB percentages86.3%, 46.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(299.4, 60%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 46.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK0.5%, 46.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,448,605

CSS custom property--colour: #DC77DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#238822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E95E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E182A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 2.7 Violet · ΔE 5.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.4 Plum · ΔE 26.5 Hot pink · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 2.67, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#78DD77

Analogous#A977DD, #DD77AB

Triadic#DDDC77, #77DDDC

Split complementary#ABDD77, #77DDA9

Tetradic#DDA977, #78DD77, #77ABDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF1FC

Lighter +20%#F1C9F1

Lighter +10%#E7A0E7

Darker −10%#D24ED3

Darker −20%#BD30BE

Darker −30%#952596

Darker −40%#6C1B6D

More saturated +25%#F162F2

Less saturated −25%#C78CC8

Channel breakdown

R220

G119

B221

Red220 (86.3%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue299.41°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 77 · B DD

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