Colour

#DD00DB

#DD00DB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DD00DB is a magenta with RGB values 221, 0, 219 and HSL 301°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DD00DB#DD00DB

HEX#DD00DB

RGBrgb(221, 0, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0, 0.8588

RGB percentages86.7%, 0%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(300.5, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.5, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 0.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,483,675

CSS custom property--colour: #DD00DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#22FF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B85D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E53E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 14.9 Magenta · ΔE 14.9 Dark violet · ΔE 24 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.5 Blue violet · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00DD02

Analogous#7100DD, #DD006C

Triadic#DBDD00, #00DBDD

Split complementary#6CDD00, #00DD71

Tetradic#DD7100, #00DD02, #006CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFAAFE

Lighter +30%#FF77FE

Lighter +20%#FF44FD

Lighter +10%#FF11FD

Darker −10%#AA00A8

Darker −20%#770076

Darker −30%#440043

Darker −40%#110011

More saturated +25%#DD00DB

Less saturated −25%#C11CC0

Channel breakdown

R221

B219

Red221 (86.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue300.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 00 · B DB

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Colour values

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