Colour

#DD8EC6

#DD8EC6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DD8EC6 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 142, 198 and HSL 317°, 54%, 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#DD8EC6

RGBrgb(221, 142, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5569, 0.7765

RGB percentages86.7%, 55.7%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(317.5, 53.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 35.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 35.7%, 10.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,520,006

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#227139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90A0C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4ACC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E590A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 25.5 Light pink · ΔE 26.9 Hot pink · ΔE 27 Violet · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EDDA5

Analogous#CD8EDD, #DD8E9E

Triadic#C6DD8E, #8EC6DD

Split complementary#9EDD8E, #8EDDCD

Tetradic#DDCC8E, #8EDDA5, #8E9EDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5DCEE

Lighter +10%#E9B5DA

Darker −10%#D167B2

Darker −20%#C5409E

Darker −30%#A13181

Darker −40%#7A2561

More saturated +25%#EF7CCE

Less saturated −25%#CBA0BE

Channel breakdown

R221

G142

B198

Red221 (86.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue317.47°

Saturation (HSL)53.74%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 8E · B C6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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