Recognised as Colour
#DD6ED4
- #DD6ED4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DD6ED4 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 110, 212 and HSL 305°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DD6ED4#DD6ED4
HEX#DD6ED4
RGBrgb(221, 110, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4314, 0.8314
RGB percentages86.7%, 43.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(304.9, 62%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.9, 50.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 50.2%, 4.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,511,828
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6ED4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#22912B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EDD77
Analogous#AE6EDD, #DD6E9D
Triadic#D4DD6E, #6ED4DD
Split complementary#9DDD6E, #6EDDAE
Tetradic#DDAE6E, #6EDD77, #6E9DDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G110
B212
Red221 (86.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue304.86°
Saturation (HSL)62.01%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 6E · B D4
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