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Recognised as Colour

#DDA9CA

  • #DDA9CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDA9CA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 169, 202 and HSL 322°, 43%, 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 Thistle.

Colour values

#DDA9CA#DDA9CA
HEX#DDA9CA
RGBrgb(221, 169, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6627, 0.7922
RGB percentages86.7%, 66.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(321.9, 43.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.9, 23.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 8.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,526,922
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA9CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#225635

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ABB3CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BBC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E3AAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A9DDBC
Analogous#D6A9DD, #DDA9B0
Triadic#CADDA9, #A9CADD
Split complementary#B0DDA9, #A9DDD6
Tetradic#DDD6A9, #A9DDBC, #A9B0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF2F7
Lighter +10%#EBCEE1
Darker −10%#CF84B3
Darker −20%#C0609D
Darker −30%#AA4384
Darker −40%#853568
More saturated +25%#EC9ACE
Less saturated −25%#CEB8C6

Channel breakdown

R221
G169
B202
Red221 (86.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue321.92°
Saturation (HSL)43.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A9 · B CA

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