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Recognised as Colour

#DD97BB

  • #DD97BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DD97BB is a magenta with RGB values 221, 151, 187 and HSL 329°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DD97BB#DD97BB
HEX#DD97BB
RGBrgb(221, 151, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5922, 0.7333
RGB percentages86.7%, 59.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(329.1, 50.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.1, 31.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 15.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,522,299
CSS custom property--colour: #DD97BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#226844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA5BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB0B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#E796A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.4Light pink · ΔE 17.3Pink · ΔE 19Pale violetred · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 20.8Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97DDB9
Analogous#DC97DD, #DD9798
Triadic#BBDD97, #97BBDD
Split complementary#98DD97, #97DDDC
Tetradic#DDDC97, #97DDB9, #9798DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E4ED
Lighter +10%#EABDD4
Darker −10%#D071A2
Darker −20%#C44A89
Darker −30%#A5366F
Darker −40%#7F2955
More saturated +25%#EE86BB
Less saturated −25%#CCA8BB

Channel breakdown

R221
G151
B187
Red221 (86.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue329.14°
Saturation (HSL)50.72%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 97 · B BB

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