Recognised as Colour
#DD9FE9
- #DD9FE9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DD9FE9 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 159, 233 and HSL 290°, 63%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DD9FE9#DD9FE9
HEX#DD9FE9
RGBrgb(221, 159, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6235, 0.9137
RGB percentages86.7%, 62.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(290.3, 62.7%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 31.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK5.2%, 31.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,524,393
CSS custom property--colour: #DD9FE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#226016
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABE99F
Analogous#B89FE9, #E99FD0
Triadic#E9DD9F, #9FE9DD
Split complementary#D0E99F, #9FE9B8
Tetradic#E9B89F, #ABE99F, #9FD0E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G159
B233
Red221 (86.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue290.27°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 9F · B E9
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