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Recognised as Colour

#DD72EB

  • #DD72EB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DD72EB is a magenta with RGB values 221, 114, 235 and HSL 293°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD72EB#DD72EB
HEX#DD72EB
RGBrgb(221, 114, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4471, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.7%, 44.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(293.1, 75.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 51.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK6%, 51.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,512,875
CSS custom property--colour: #DD72EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#228D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6094EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E082A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.8Orchid · ΔE 9.9Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80EB72
Analogous#A072EB, #EB72BD
Triadic#EBDD72, #72EBDD
Split complementary#BDEB72, #72EBA0
Tetradic#EBA072, #80EB72, #72BDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8FE
Lighter +20%#F3CBF8
Lighter +10%#E89FF1
Darker −10%#D245E5
Darker −20%#C31FD8
Darker −30%#9B18AC
Darker −40%#72127F
More saturated +25%#EC5EFF
Less saturated −25%#CE86D7

Channel breakdown

R221
G114
B235
Red221 (86.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue293.06°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 72 · B EB

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