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Recognised as Colour

#DD26BB

  • #DD26BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD26BB is a magenta with RGB values 221, 38, 187 and HSL 311°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DD26BB#DD26BB
HEX#DD26BB
RGBrgb(221, 38, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.149, 0.7333
RGB percentages86.7%, 14.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(311.1, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.8%, 15.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,493,371
CSS custom property--colour: #DD26BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#22D944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F6BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7286B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E93472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 26Violet · ΔE 28.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26DD48
Analogous#A426DD, #DD265F
Triadic#BBDD26, #26BBDD
Split complementary#5FDD26, #26DDA4
Tetradic#DDA426, #26DD48, #265FDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D6F2
Lighter +30%#F2AAE4
Lighter +20%#EB7ED7
Lighter +10%#E452C9
Darker −10%#B41C98
Darker −20%#881572
Darker −30%#5C0E4D
Darker −40%#300728
More saturated +25%#FC07CF
Less saturated −25%#BE45A7

Channel breakdown

R221
G38
B187
Red221 (86.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue311.15°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 26 · B BB

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