Colour

#DD36DC

#DD36DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD36DC is a magenta with RGB values 221, 54, 220 and HSL 300°, 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#DD36DC

RGBrgb(221, 54, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2118, 0.8627

RGB percentages86.7%, 21.2%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(300.4, 71.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.4, 75.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 75.6%, 0.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,497,500

CSS custom property--colour: #DD36DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#22C923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0876E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#668CD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E45188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.1 Magenta · ΔE 22.1 Dark violet · ΔE 26.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36DD37

Analogous#8A36DD, #DD3689

Triadic#DCDD36, #36DCDD

Split complementary#89DD36, #36DD8A

Tetradic#DD8A36, #36DD37, #3689DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE4FA

Lighter +30%#F3B9F3

Lighter +20%#EC8DEB

Lighter +10%#E462E4

Darker −10%#C020BF

Darker −20%#941993

Darker −30%#681268

Darker −40%#3D0A3C

More saturated +25%#FA19F9

Less saturated −25%#C053BF

Channel breakdown

R221

G54

B220

Red221 (86.7%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue300.36°

Saturation (HSL)71.06%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 36 · B DC

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