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Recognised as Colour

#DD69E5

  • #DD69E5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD69E5 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 105, 229 and HSL 296°, 70%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD69E5#DD69E5
HEX#DD69E5
RGBrgb(221, 105, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4118, 0.898
RGB percentages86.7%, 41.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(296.1, 70.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 54.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 54.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,510,565
CSS custom property--colour: #DD69E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#22961A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#588EE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E2799Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4Orchid · ΔE 11Violet · ΔE 11Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Dark magenta · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71E569
Analogous#9F69E5, #E569AF
Triadic#E5DD69, #69E5DD
Split complementary#AFE569, #69E59F
Tetradic#E59F69, #71E569, #69AFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEBFC
Lighter +20%#F1C0F4
Lighter +10%#E794ED
Darker −10%#D33EDD
Darker −20%#BB22C6
Darker −30%#921B9A
Darker −40%#69136F
More saturated +25%#F053FB
Less saturated −25%#CA7FCF

Channel breakdown

R221
G105
B229
Red221 (86.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue296.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.45%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 69 · B E5

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