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Recognised as Colour

#DD38DD

  • #DD38DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD38DD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 56, 221 and HSL 300°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD38DD#DD38DD
HEX#DD38DD
RGBrgb(221, 56, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2196, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 22%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(300, 70.8%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 74.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,498,013
CSS custom property--colour: #DD38DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#22C722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C77E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#678CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E45389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Fuchsia · ΔE 22.3Magenta · ΔE 22.3Dark violet · ΔE 26.2Orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38DD38
Analogous#8B38DD, #DD388B
Triadic#DDDD38, #38DDDD
Split complementary#8BDD38, #38DD8B
Tetradic#DD8B38, #38DD38, #388BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE6FB
Lighter +30%#F3BBF3
Lighter +20%#EC8FEC
Lighter +10%#E464E4
Darker −10%#C121C1
Darker −20%#951A95
Darker −30%#6A126A
Darker −40%#3E0B3E
More saturated +25%#FA1BFA
Less saturated −25%#C055C0

Channel breakdown

R221
G56
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)70.82%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DD · G 38 · B DD

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