Recognised as Colour
#DDAADD
- #DDAADD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DDAADD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 170, 221 and HSL 300°, 43%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDAADD#DDAADD
HEX#DDAADD
HEX (short)#DAD
RGBrgb(221, 170, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6667, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 66.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(300, 42.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 23.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,527,197
CSS custom property--colour: #DDAADD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#225522
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AADDAA
Analogous#C3AADD, #DDAAC3
Triadic#DDDDAA, #AADDDD
Split complementary#C3DDAA, #AADDC3
Tetradic#DDC3AA, #AADDAA, #AAC3DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G170
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DD · G AA · B DD
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