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Recognised as Colour

#DD9CD2

  • #DD9CD2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DD9CD2 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 156, 210 and HSL 310°, 49%, 74%. 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

#DD9CD2#DD9CD2
HEX#DD9CD2
RGBrgb(221, 156, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6118, 0.8235
RGB percentages86.7%, 61.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(310.2, 48.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 29.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,523,602
CSS custom property--colour: #DD9CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#22632D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BABD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E39FAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 4.3Thistle · ΔE 22.8Light pink · ΔE 25.1Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1Pink · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 4.3, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CDDA7
Analogous#C89CDD, #DD9CB2
Triadic#D2DD9C, #9CD2DD
Split complementary#B2DD9C, #9CDDC8
Tetradic#DDC89C, #9CDDA7, #9CB1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E8F5
Lighter +10%#EAC2E3
Darker −10%#D076C1
Darker −20%#C350AF
Darker −30%#A73994
Darker −40%#812C72
More saturated +25%#EE8BDD
Less saturated −25%#CCADC7

Channel breakdown

R221
G156
B210
Red221 (86.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue310.15°
Saturation (HSL)48.87%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 9C · B D2

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