Colour
#DD8ECE
- #DD8ECE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DD8ECE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 142, 206 and HSL 311°, 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
#DD8ECE#DD8ECE
HEX#DD8ECE
RGBrgb(221, 142, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5569, 0.8078
RGB percentages86.7%, 55.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(311.4, 53.7%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 35.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 6.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,520,014
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8ECE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#227131
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EDD9D
Analogous#C48EDD, #DD8EA7
Triadic#CEDD8E, #8ECEDD
Split complementary#A6DD8E, #8EDDC4
Tetradic#DDC58E, #8EDD9D, #8EA6DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G142
B206
Red221 (86.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue311.39°
Saturation (HSL)53.74%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 8E · B CE
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