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Recognised as Colour

#DDD6DE

  • #DDD6DE
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDD6DE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 214, 222 and HSL 293°, 11%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDD6DE#DDD6DE
HEX#DDD6DE
RGBrgb(221, 214, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8392, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.7%, 83.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(292.5, 10.8%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 3.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,538,462
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD6DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.75:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#222921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D8DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D8DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DDD7D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.1Light grey · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 8.5Silver · ΔE 10Lavender blush · ΔE 10.2Misty rose · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.1, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DED6
Analogous#D9D6DE, #DED6DB
Triadic#DEDDD6, #D6DEDD
Split complementary#DBDED6, #D6DED9
Tetradic#DED9D6, #D7DED6, #D6DBDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F2F5
Darker −10%#C6BAC7
Darker −20%#AE9DB1
Darker −30%#97819A
Darker −40%#7D6781
More saturated +25%#E4CDE7
Less saturated −25%#DADADA

Channel breakdown

R221
G214
B222
Red221 (86.7%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue292.5°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G D6 · B DE

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