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Recognised as Colour

#DD35CD

  • #DD35CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD35CD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 53, 205 and HSL 306°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD35CD#DD35CD
HEX#DD35CD
RGBrgb(221, 53, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2078, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 20.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(305.7, 71.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 76%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 76%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,497,229
CSS custom property--colour: #DD35CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#22CA32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2973D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E7497Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.9Violet · ΔE 27Fuchsia · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35DD45
Analogous#9935DD, #DD3579
Triadic#CDDD35, #35CDDD
Split complementary#79DD35, #35DD99
Tetradic#DD9935, #35DD45, #3579DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE4F8
Lighter +30%#F3B8ED
Lighter +20%#EC8CE3
Lighter +10%#E461D8
Darker −10%#BF20B0
Darker −20%#931988
Darker −30%#68115F
Darker −40%#3C0A37
More saturated +25%#FB17E5
Less saturated −25%#C052B5

Channel breakdown

R221
G53
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue305.71°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 35 · B CD

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