Colour

#DD00C5

#DD00C5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DD00C5 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 0, 197 and HSL 307°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DD00C5#DD00C5

HEX#DD00C5

RGBrgb(221, 0, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0, 0.7725

RGB percentages86.7%, 0%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(306.5, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 10.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,483,653

CSS custom property--colour: #DD00C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#22FF3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6884C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E82D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 24.1 Magenta · ΔE 24.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3 Dark violet · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 24.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00DD18

Analogous#8600DD, #DD0057

Triadic#C5DD00, #00C5DD

Split complementary#57DD00, #00DD86

Tetradic#DD8600, #00DD18, #0057DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFAAF6

Lighter +30%#FF77F0

Lighter +20%#FF44EB

Lighter +10%#FF11E5

Darker −10%#AA0098

Darker −20%#77006A

Darker −30%#44003D

Darker −40%#11000F

More saturated +25%#DD00C5

Less saturated −25%#C11CAF

Channel breakdown

R221

B197

Red221 (86.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue306.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 00 · B C5

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