Recognised as Colour
#DD86CD
- #DD86CD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DD86CD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 134, 205 and HSL 311°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DD86CD#DD86CD
HEX#DD86CD
RGBrgb(221, 134, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5255, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 52.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(311, 56.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 39.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,517,965
CSS custom property--colour: #DD86CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#227932
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#86DD96
Analogous#C186DD, #DD86A2
Triadic#CDDD86, #86CDDD
Split complementary#A1DD86, #86DDC2
Tetradic#DDC286, #86DD96, #86A1DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G134
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue311.03°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 86 · B CD
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