Recognised as Colour

#DD8BDA

#DD8BDA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DD8BDA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 139, 218 and HSL 302°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DD8BDA

RGBrgb(221, 139, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5451, 0.8549

RGB percentages86.7%, 54.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(302.2, 54.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 37.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 37.1%, 1.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,519,258

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#227425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BABD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#E292A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9 Orchid · ΔE 15.1 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Hot pink · ΔE 27.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BDD8E

Analogous#B78BDD, #DD8BB1

Triadic#DADD8B, #8BDADD

Split complementary#B1DD8B, #8BDDB7

Tetradic#DDB78B, #8BDD8E, #8BB1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4DAF3

Lighter +10%#E9B2E7

Darker −10%#D164CD

Darker −20%#C63CC1

Darker −30%#A02F9C

Darker −40%#792376

More saturated +25%#F078EB

Less saturated −25%#CA9EC9

Channel breakdown

R221

G139

B218

Red221 (86.7%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue302.2°

Saturation (HSL)54.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 8B · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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