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Recognised as Colour

#DD39BF

  • #DD39BF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD39BF is a magenta with RGB values 221, 57, 191 and HSL 311°, 71%, 55%. 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

#DD39BF#DD39BF
HEX#DD39BF
RGBrgb(221, 57, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2235, 0.749
RGB percentages86.7%, 22.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(311, 70.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 74.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.2%, 13.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,498,239
CSS custom property--colour: #DD39BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#22C640

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3D71C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#768ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E94479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#39DD57
Analogous#A939DD, #DD396D
Triadic#BFDD39, #39BFDD
Split complementary#6DDD39, #39DDA9
Tetradic#DDA939, #39DD57, #396DDD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FBE7F7
Lighter +30%#F3BCE9
Lighter +20%#EC90DB
Lighter +10%#E465CD
Darker −10%#C221A4
Darker −20%#961A7F
Darker −30%#6B125B
Darker −40%#3F0B36
More saturated +25%#FA1CD1
Less saturated −25%#C056AD

Channel breakdown

R221
G57
B191
Red221 (86.7%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue310.98°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 39 · B BF

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