Colour

#DD21BD

#DD21BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD21BD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 33, 189 and HSL 310°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DD21BD

RGBrgb(221, 33, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1294, 0.7412

RGB percentages86.7%, 12.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(310.2, 74%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 85.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 14.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,492,093

CSS custom property--colour: #DD21BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#22DE42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#296AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7086B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E93372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9 Violet · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21DD41

Analogous#9F21DD, #DD215F

Triadic#BDDD21, #21BDDD

Split complementary#5FDD21, #21DD9F

Tetradic#DD9F21, #21DD41, #215FDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D2F2

Lighter +30%#F2A5E5

Lighter +20%#EB79D8

Lighter +10%#E44DCB

Darker −10%#B11A97

Darker −20%#841471

Darker −30%#580D4B

Darker −40%#2C0625

More saturated +25%#FD01D2

Less saturated −25%#BD41A8

Channel breakdown

R221

G33

B189

Red221 (86.7%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue310.21°

Saturation (HSL)74.02%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 21 · B BD

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Colour values

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