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Recognised as Colour

#DD79BA

  • #DD79BA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD79BA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 121, 186 and HSL 321°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD79BA#DD79BA
HEX#DD79BA
RGBrgb(221, 121, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4745, 0.7294
RGB percentages86.7%, 47.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(321, 59.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321, 45.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 15.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,618
CSS custom property--colour: #DD79BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#228645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F91BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A1B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E87A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 18.1Hot pink · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 22.6Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79DD9C
Analogous#CE79DD, #DD7988
Triadic#BADD79, #79BADD
Split complementary#88DD79, #79DDCE
Tetradic#DDCE79, #79DD9C, #7988DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF3F9
Lighter +20%#F2CAE4
Lighter +10%#E7A2CF
Darker −10%#D350A5
Darker −20%#BF318D
Darker −30%#97266F
Darker −40%#6E1C51
More saturated +25%#F264C0
Less saturated −25%#C88EB4

Channel breakdown

R221
G121
B186
Red221 (86.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue321°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 79 · B BA

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