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Recognised as Colour

#DD81E9

  • #DD81E9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DD81E9 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 129, 233 and HSL 293°, 70%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD81E9#DD81E9
HEX#DD81E9
RGBrgb(221, 129, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5059, 0.9137
RGB percentages86.7%, 50.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(293.1, 70.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 44.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK5.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,516,713
CSS custom property--colour: #DD81E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#227E16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749DEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA7E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E08DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 5.9Orchid · ΔE 7.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 25.3Hot pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DE981
Analogous#A981E9, #E981C1
Triadic#E9DD81, #81E9DD
Split complementary#C1E981, #81E9A9
Tetradic#E9A981, #8DE981, #81C1E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D8F8
Lighter +10%#E9ACF1
Darker −10%#D156E1
Darker −20%#C62ADA
Darker −30%#A11FB2
Darker −40%#7A1787
More saturated +25%#EB6EFB
Less saturated −25%#CF93D6

Channel breakdown

R221
G129
B233
Red221 (86.7%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue293.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.27%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 81 · B E9

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