Recognised as Colour
#DDADDC
- #DDADDC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDADDC is a magenta with RGB values 221, 173, 220 and HSL 301°, 41%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDADDC#DDADDC
HEX#DDADDC
RGBrgb(221, 173, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6784, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.7%, 67.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(301.3, 41.4%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 21.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.7%, 0.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,527,964
CSS custom property--colour: #DDADDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#225223
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADDDAE
Analogous#C6ADDD, #DDADC4
Triadic#DCDDAD, #ADDCDD
Split complementary#C4DDAD, #ADDDC6
Tetradic#DDC6AD, #ADDDAE, #ADC4DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G173
B220
Red221 (86.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue301.25°
Saturation (HSL)41.38%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G AD · B DC
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