Colour

#DD33CE

#DD33CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD33CE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 51, 206 and HSL 305°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD33CE#DD33CE

HEX#DD33CE

RGBrgb(221, 51, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2, 0.8078

RGB percentages86.7%, 20%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(305.3, 71.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 76.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 76.9%, 6.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,496,718

CSS custom property--colour: #DD33CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#22CC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2573D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Tritanopia#E6487Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.1 Magenta · ΔE 27.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33DD42

Analogous#9733DD, #DD3379

Triadic#CEDD33, #33CEDD

Split complementary#79DD33, #33DD97

Tetradic#DD9733, #33DD42, #3379DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE2F8

Lighter +30%#F3B6EE

Lighter +20%#EC8AE3

Lighter +10%#E45FD9

Darker −10%#BD20B0

Darker −20%#921887

Darker −30%#66115F

Darker −40%#3A0A36

More saturated +25%#FB15E7

Less saturated −25%#BF51B6

Channel breakdown

R221

G51

B206

Red221 (86.7%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue305.29°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 33 · B CE

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Colour values

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