Recognised as Colour
#DD87CE
- #DD87CE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DD87CE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 135, 206 and HSL 310°, 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
#DD87CE#DD87CE
HEX#DD87CE
RGBrgb(221, 135, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5294, 0.8078
RGB percentages86.7%, 52.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(310.5, 55.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.5, 38.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 6.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,222
CSS custom property--colour: #DD87CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#227831
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87DD96
Analogous#C187DD, #DD87A3
Triadic#CEDD87, #87CEDD
Split complementary#A3DD87, #87DDC1
Tetradic#DDC187, #87DD96, #87A3DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G135
B206
Red221 (86.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue310.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.84%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 87 · B CE
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