Colour

#DD3EE4

#DD3EE4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD3EE4 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 62, 228 and HSL 297°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DD3EE4

RGBrgb(221, 62, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2431, 0.8941

RGB percentages86.7%, 24.3%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(297.5, 75.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.5, 72.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK3.1%, 72.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,499,556

CSS custom property--colour: #DD3EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#22C11B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#067BE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#658EE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E35A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.7 Magenta · ΔE 21.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25 Blue violet · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45E43E

Analogous#8A3EE4, #E43E98

Triadic#E4DD3E, #3EE4DD

Split complementary#98E43E, #3EE48A

Tetradic#E48A3E, #45E43E, #3E98E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF1FD

Lighter +30%#F5C4F7

Lighter +20%#ED97F1

Lighter +10%#E56BEA

Darker −10%#CA1DD2

Darker −20%#9F17A5

Darker −30%#741178

Darker −40%#490B4B

More saturated +25%#F623FF

Less saturated −25%#C45AC9

Channel breakdown

R221

G62

B228

Red221 (86.7%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue297.47°

Saturation (HSL)75.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 3E · B E4

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