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Recognised as Colour

#DD6EA4

  • #DD6EA4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD6EA4 is a red with RGB values 221, 110, 164 and HSL 331°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD6EA4#DD6EA4
HEX#DD6EA4
RGBrgb(221, 110, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4314, 0.6431
RGB percentages86.7%, 43.1%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(330.8, 62%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 50.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 50.2%, 25.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,511,780
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#22915B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B87A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#989AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#EB6A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10Hot pink · ΔE 15.6Plum · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 26.4Medium violet red · ΔE 27.8Light coral · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EDDA7
Analogous#DD6EDB, #DD706E
Triadic#A4DD6E, #6EA4DD
Split complementary#6EDD70, #6EDBDD
Tetradic#DBDD6E, #6EDDA7, #706EDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEAF2
Lighter +20%#F0C1D8
Lighter +10%#E797BE
Darker −10%#D3458A
Darker −20%#BA2B71
Darker −30%#902258
Darker −40%#67183E
More saturated +25%#F358A3
Less saturated −25%#C784A5

Channel breakdown

R221
G110
B164
Red221 (86.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue330.81°
Saturation (HSL)62.01%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 6E · B A4

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