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Recognised as Colour

#DD2DCB

  • #DD2DCB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD2DCB is a magenta with RGB values 221, 45, 203 and HSL 306°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD2DCB#DD2DCB
HEX#DD2DCB
RGBrgb(221, 45, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1765, 0.7961
RGB percentages86.7%, 17.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(306.1, 72.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.1, 79.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 8.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,495,179
CSS custom property--colour: #DD2DCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#22D234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2170CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D89C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E7437Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Fuchsia · ΔE 26.9Magenta · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 27.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DDD3F
Analogous#972DDD, #DD2D73
Triadic#CBDD2D, #2DCBDD
Split complementary#73DD2D, #2DDD97
Tetradic#DD972D, #2DDD3F, #2D73DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9DDF6
Lighter +30%#F2B1EC
Lighter +20%#EB85E1
Lighter +10%#E459D6
Darker −10%#B91EA9
Darker −20%#8D1781
Darker −30%#611059
Darker −40%#350931
More saturated +25%#FC0FE3
Less saturated −25%#BF4CB3

Channel breakdown

R221
G45
B203
Red221 (86.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue306.14°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 2D · B CB

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