Recognised as Colour

#DD34D9

#DD34D9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD34D9 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 52, 217 and HSL 301°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DD34D9

RGBrgb(221, 52, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2039, 0.851

RGB percentages86.7%, 20.4%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(301.4, 71.3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 76.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 1.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,496,985

CSS custom property--colour: #DD34D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#22CB26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D75DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#678BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Tritanopia#E54F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 22 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8 Magenta · ΔE 22.8 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Orchid · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#34DD38

Analogous#8D34DD, #DD3484

Triadic#D9DD34, #34D9DD

Split complementary#84DD34, #34DD8D

Tetradic#DD8D34, #34DD38, #3484DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE3FA

Lighter +30%#F3B7F2

Lighter +20%#EC8BE9

Lighter +10%#E460E1

Darker −10%#BE20BA

Darker −20%#921990

Darker −30%#671165

Darker −40%#3B0A3A

More saturated +25%#FB16F5

Less saturated −25%#BF52BD

Channel breakdown

R221

G52

B217

Red221 (86.7%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue301.42°

Saturation (HSL)71.31%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 34 · B D9

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