Recognised as Colour

#DD57E7

#DD57E7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD57E7 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 87, 231 and HSL 296°, 75%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DD57E7

RGBrgb(221, 87, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3412, 0.9059

RGB percentages86.7%, 34.1%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(295.8, 75%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 62.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK4.3%, 62.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,505,959

CSS custom property--colour: #DD57E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#22A818

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D86EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7196E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E26C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 30 Dark violet · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61E757

Analogous#9557E7, #E757A9

Triadic#E7DD57, #57E7DD

Split complementary#A9E757, #57E795

Tetradic#E79557, #61E757, #57A9E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8DDFA

Lighter +20%#EFB0F4

Lighter +10%#E684ED

Darker −10%#D42AE1

Darker −20%#B21BBD

Darker −30%#881590

Darker −40%#5E0E64

More saturated +25%#F23FFF

Less saturated −25%#C86FCF

Channel breakdown

R221

G87

B231

Red221 (86.7%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue295.83°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 57 · B E7

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