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Recognised as Colour

#DD79E6

  • #DD79E6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DD79E6 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 121, 230 and HSL 295°, 69%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD79E6#DD79E6
HEX#DD79E6
RGBrgb(221, 121, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4745, 0.902
RGB percentages86.7%, 47.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(295, 68.6%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 47.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK3.9%, 47.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,662
CSS custom property--colour: #DD79E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#228619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C97EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A3E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E186A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 5Orchid · ΔE 5.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Plum · ΔE 28.9Hot pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 5, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82E679
Analogous#A679E6, #E679B9
Triadic#E6DD79, #79E6DD
Split complementary#B8E679, #79E6A7
Tetradic#E6A779, #82E679, #79B8E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAFE
Lighter +20%#F3CFF6
Lighter +10%#E8A4EE
Darker −10%#D24EDE
Darker −20%#C427D2
Darker −30%#9C1FA7
Darker −40%#74177C
More saturated +25%#EE65FA
Less saturated −25%#CC8DD2

Channel breakdown

R221
G121
B230
Red221 (86.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue295.05°
Saturation (HSL)68.55%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 79 · B E6

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