Recognised as Colour

#DD7CDD

#DD7CDD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DD7CDD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 124, 221 and HSL 300°, 59%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DD7CDD#DD7CDD

HEX#DD7CDD

RGBrgb(221, 124, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4863, 0.8667

RGB percentages86.7%, 48.6%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(300, 58.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 43.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 43.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,515,421

CSS custom property--colour: #DD7CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#228322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7498E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FA4DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E286A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.9 Violet · ΔE 7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 23.5 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5 Hot pink · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.9, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7CDD7C

Analogous#AD7CDD, #DD7CAD

Triadic#DDDD7C, #7CDDDD

Split complementary#ADDD7C, #7CDDAD

Tetradic#DDAD7C, #7CDD7C, #7CADDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF5FD

Lighter +20%#F2CDF2

Lighter +10%#E8A4E8

Darker −10%#D254D2

Darker −20%#C132C1

Darker −30%#982898

Darker −40%#701D70

More saturated +25%#F267F2

Less saturated −25%#C891C8

Channel breakdown

R221

G124

B221

Red221 (86.7%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)58.79%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR DD · G 7C · B DD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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