Recognised as Colour
#DEADDD
- #DEADDD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEADDD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 173, 221 and HSL 301°, 43%, 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
#DEADDD#DEADDD
HEX#DEADDD
RGBrgb(222, 173, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6784, 0.8667
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(301.2, 42.6%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 22.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 22.1%, 0.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,501
CSS custom property--colour: #DEADDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#215222
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 text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADDEAE
Analogous#C6ADDE, #DEADC5
Triadic#DDDEAD, #ADDDDE
Split complementary#C5DEAD, #ADDEC7
Tetradic#DEC7AD, #ADDEAE, #ADC5DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G173
B221
Red222 (87.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue301.22°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G AD · B DD
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