Recognised as Colour
#DD99E6
- #DD99E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DD99E6 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 153, 230 and HSL 293°, 61%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DD99E6#DD99E6
HEX#DD99E6
RGBrgb(221, 153, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6, 0.902
RGB percentages86.7%, 60%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(293, 60.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293, 33.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK3.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,522,854
CSS custom property--colour: #DD99E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#226619
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2E699
Analogous#B799E6, #E699C8
Triadic#E6DD99, #99E6DD
Split complementary#C9E699, #99E6B6
Tetradic#E6B699, #A2E699, #99C8E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G153
B230
Red221 (86.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue292.99°
Saturation (HSL)60.63%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 99 · B E6
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