Colour

#DD56DD

#DD56DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD56DD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 86, 221 and HSL 300°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD56DD#DD56DD

HEX#DD56DD

RGBrgb(221, 86, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3373, 0.8667

RGB percentages86.7%, 33.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(300, 66.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 61.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,505,693

CSS custom property--colour: #DD56DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#22A922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4583E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7695D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E36792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Violet · ΔE 17.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9 Purple · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56DD56

Analogous#9A56DD, #DD569A

Triadic#DDDD56, #56DDDD

Split complementary#9ADD56, #56DD9A

Tetradic#DD9A56, #56DD56, #569ADD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7D5F7

Lighter +20%#EEABEE

Lighter +10%#E680E6

Darker −10%#D42CD4

Darker −20%#AB22AB

Darker −30%#801A80

Darker −40%#561156

More saturated +25%#F63DF6

Less saturated −25%#C46FC4

Channel breakdown

R221

G86

B221

Red221 (86.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)66.5%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR DD · G 56 · B DD

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Colour values

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