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Recognised as Colour

#DD3CDF

  • #DD3CDF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD3CDF is a magenta with RGB values 221, 60, 223 and HSL 299°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD3CDF#DD3CDF
HEX#DD3CDF
RGBrgb(221, 60, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2353, 0.8745
RGB percentages86.7%, 23.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(299.3, 71.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.3, 73.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK0.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,499,039
CSS custom property--colour: #DD3CDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#22C320

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1379E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#678DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4578Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8Magenta · ΔE 22.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.2Orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EDF3C
Analogous#8C3CDF, #DF3C90
Triadic#DFDD3C, #3CDFDD
Split complementary#90DF3C, #3CDF8C
Tetradic#DF8C3C, #3EDF3C, #3C90DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEBFC
Lighter +30%#F4BFF5
Lighter +20%#EC94ED
Lighter +10%#E568E6
Darker −10%#C521C7
Darker −20%#9A1A9B
Darker −30%#6F1270
Darker −40%#430B44
More saturated +25%#F920FB
Less saturated −25%#C158C3

Channel breakdown

R221
G60
B223
Red221 (86.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue299.26°
Saturation (HSL)71.81%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 3C · B DF

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