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Recognised as Colour

#DD6AEC

  • #DD6AEC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD6AEC is a magenta with RGB values 221, 106, 236 and HSL 293°, 77%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD6AEC#DD6AEC
HEX#DD6AEC
RGBrgb(221, 106, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4157, 0.9255
RGB percentages86.7%, 41.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(293.1, 77.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 55.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK6.4%, 55.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,510,828
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#229513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5590F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E07CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.3Violet · ΔE 13.1Orchid · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79EC6A
Analogous#9C6AEC, #EC6ABA
Triadic#ECDD6A, #6AECDD
Split complementary#BAEC6A, #6AEC9C
Tetradic#EC9C6A, #79EC6A, #6ABAEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2FD
Lighter +20%#F2C4F8
Lighter +10%#E797F2
Darker −10%#D33DE6
Darker −20%#BF1BD5
Darker −30%#9715A8
Darker −40%#6E107A
More saturated +25%#EC57FF
Less saturated −25%#CD7FD7

Channel breakdown

R221
G106
B236
Red221 (86.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue293.08°
Saturation (HSL)77.38%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 6A · B EC

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