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Recognised as Colour

#DD87B9

  • #DD87B9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DD87B9 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 135, 185 and HSL 325°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DD87B9#DD87B9
HEX#DD87B9
RGBrgb(221, 135, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5294, 0.7255
RGB percentages86.7%, 52.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(325.1, 55.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.1, 38.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 16.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,201
CSS custom property--colour: #DD87B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36203WCAG 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 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#227846

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9ABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A7B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E78799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9Pale violetred · ΔE 15.1Hot pink · ΔE 24.6Light pink · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 27.4Pink · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87DDAB
Analogous#D687DD, #DD878E
Triadic#B9DD87, #87B9DD
Split complementary#8EDD87, #87DDD6
Tetradic#DDD687, #87DDAB, #878EDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#F4D6E7
Lighter +10%#E8AFD0
Darker −10%#D25FA2
Darker −20%#C6388B
Darker −30%#9E2D6F
Darker −40%#762253
More saturated +25%#F074BC
Less saturated −25%#CA9AB6

Channel breakdown

R221
G135
B185
Red221 (86.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue325.12°
Saturation (HSL)55.84%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 87 · B B9

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