Recognised as Colour

#DDA8CD

#DDA8CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DDA8CD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 168, 205 and HSL 318°, 44%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DDA8CD

RGBrgb(221, 168, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6588, 0.8039

RGB percentages86.7%, 65.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(318.1, 43.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 24%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 24%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,526,669

CSS custom property--colour: #DDA8CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#225732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9B3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5BBCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E3A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13 Thistle · ΔE 13.4 Pink · ΔE 17.1 Light pink · ΔE 17.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A8DDB8

Analogous#D3A8DD, #DDA8B2

Triadic#CDDDA8, #A8CDDD

Split complementary#B3DDA8, #A8DDD3

Tetradic#DDD2A8, #A8DDB8, #A8B2DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF1F7

Lighter +10%#EBCDE2

Darker −10%#CF83B8

Darker −20%#C05FA3

Darker −30%#AA428A

Darker −40%#85346D

More saturated +25%#EC99D3

Less saturated −25%#CEB7C7

Channel breakdown

R221

G168

B205

Red221 (86.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue318.11°

Saturation (HSL)43.8%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G A8 · B CD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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