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Recognised as Colour

#DD73EA

  • #DD73EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DD73EA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 115, 234 and HSL 293°, 74%, 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

#DD73EA#DD73EA
HEX#DD73EA
RGBrgb(221, 115, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.451, 0.9176
RGB percentages86.7%, 45.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(293.4, 73.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 50.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.6%, 50.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,513,130
CSS custom property--colour: #DD73EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#228C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6295EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E082A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8Orchid · ΔE 9Medium orchid · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80EA73
Analogous#A173EA, #EA73BC
Triadic#EADD73, #73EADD
Split complementary#BBEA73, #73EAA2
Tetradic#EAA273, #80EA73, #73BCEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8FE
Lighter +20%#F3CCF7
Lighter +10%#E89FF1
Darker −10%#D247E3
Darker −20%#C320D7
Darker −30%#9B1AAA
Darker −40%#72137E
More saturated +25%#ED5FFE
Less saturated −25%#CD87D6

Channel breakdown

R221
G115
B234
Red221 (86.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue293.45°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 73 · B EA

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