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Recognised as Colour

#DD44FF

  • #DD44FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DD44FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 68, 255 and HSL 289°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DD44FF#DD44FF
HEX#DD44FF
HEX (short)#D4F
RGBrgb(221, 68, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2667, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 26.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(289.1, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,501,119
CSS custom property--colour: #DD44FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#22BB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5392FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DD6A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 17.2Magenta · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66FF44
Analogous#8044FF, #FF44C3
Triadic#FFDD44, #44FFDD
Split complementary#C3FF44, #44FF80
Tetradic#FF8044, #66FF44, #44C3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9DDFF
Lighter +20%#F0AAFF
Lighter +10%#E677FF
Darker −10%#D411FF
Darker −20%#B500DD
Darker −30%#8B00AA
Darker −40%#610077
More saturated +25%#DD44FF
Less saturated −25%#CE5BE8

Channel breakdown

R221
G68
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 44 · B FF

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