Recognised as Colour

#DD8DEA

#DD8DEA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DD8DEA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 141, 234 and HSL 292°, 69%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#DD8DEA

RGBrgb(221, 141, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5529, 0.9176

RGB percentages86.7%, 55.3%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(291.6, 68.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 39.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK5.6%, 39.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,519,786

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#227215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#97AEE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DF98B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.5 Orchid · ΔE 12.3 Plum · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Hot pink · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AEA8D

Analogous#AF8DEA, #EA8DC9

Triadic#EADD8D, #8DEADD

Split complementary#C9EA8D, #8DEAAF

Tetradic#EAAF8D, #9AEA8D, #8DC9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E3FA

Lighter +10%#EAB8F2

Darker −10%#D062E2

Darker −20%#C337DA

Darker −30%#A623BB

Darker −40%#801B90

More saturated +25%#E97CFB

Less saturated −25%#D19ED9

Channel breakdown

R221

G141

B234

Red221 (86.7%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue291.61°

Saturation (HSL)68.89%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 8D · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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