Recognised as Colour

#DD45CD

#DD45CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD45CD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 69, 205 and HSL 306°, 69%, 57%. 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

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HEX#DD45CD

RGBrgb(221, 69, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2706, 0.8039

RGB percentages86.7%, 27.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(306.3, 69.1%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 68.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,501,325

CSS custom property--colour: #DD45CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#22BA32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E79D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Deuteranopia#758EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E65484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16 Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Violet · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45DD55

Analogous#A145DD, #DD4581

Triadic#CDDD45, #45CDDD

Split complementary#81DD45, #45DDA1

Tetradic#DDA145, #45DD55, #4581DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF1FB

Lighter +30%#F5C6F0

Lighter +20%#ED9BE4

Lighter +10%#E570D9

Darker −10%#CA25B9

Darker −20%#9F1D91

Darker −30%#74156A

Darker −40%#490D42

More saturated +25%#F929E3

Less saturated −25%#C260B7

Channel breakdown

R221

G69

B205

Red221 (86.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue306.32°

Saturation (HSL)69.09%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 45 · B CD

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Colour values

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