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Colour

#DD77DD

  • #DD77DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DD77DD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 119, 221 and HSL 300°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DD77DD#DD77DD
HEX#DD77DD
HEX (short)#D7D
RGBrgb(221, 119, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4667, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 46.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(300, 60%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 46.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,141
CSS custom property--colour: #DD77DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#228822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E95E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E382A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 2.5Violet · ΔE 5.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 26.6Hot pink · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 2.53, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77DD77
Analogous#AA77DD, #DD77AA
Triadic#DDDD77, #77DDDD
Split complementary#AADD77, #77DDAA
Tetradic#DDAA77, #77DD77, #77AADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF1FC
Lighter +20%#F1C9F1
Lighter +10%#E7A0E7
Darker −10%#D34ED3
Darker −20%#BE30BE
Darker −30%#962596
Darker −40%#6D1B6D
More saturated +25%#F262F2
Less saturated −25%#C88CC8

Channel breakdown

R221
G119
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DD · G 77 · B DD

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