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Recognised as Colour

#DD27C6

  • #DD27C6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD27C6 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 39, 198 and HSL 308°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD27C6#DD27C6
HEX#DD27C6
RGBrgb(221, 39, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1529, 0.7765
RGB percentages86.7%, 15.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(307.6, 72.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 82.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.4%, 10.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,493,638
CSS custom property--colour: #DD27C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#22D839

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#226ECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D87C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E83C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2Dark magenta · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 27.6Fuchsia · ΔE 27.9Magenta · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 22.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27DD3E
Analogous#9927DD, #DD276B
Triadic#C6DD27, #27C6DD
Split complementary#6BDD27, #27DD99
Tetradic#DD9927, #27DD3E, #276BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D7F5
Lighter +30%#F2ABE9
Lighter +20%#EB7FDD
Lighter +10%#E453D2
Darker −10%#B51CA1
Darker −20%#89157A
Darker −30%#5C0F53
Darker −40%#30082B
More saturated +25%#FC08DD
Less saturated −25%#BE46AF

Channel breakdown

R221
G39
B198
Red221 (86.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue307.58°
Saturation (HSL)72.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 27 · B C6

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