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Information about #DD44EE color

#DD44EE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DD44EE belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 68, 238) — 86.7% red, 26.7% green, 93.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 67 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DD44EE is a vivid, lively magenta that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brilliant Heliotrope (#D551E7). Slightly further away sit Brilliant Magenta (#E751E7) and Pink Purple (#DB4BDA).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 68, 238) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD44EE: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #DD44EE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DD44EE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DD44EE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DD44EE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD44EE
  • RGB221, 68, 238
  • CMYK7, 67, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(221, 68, 238)
  • HSL294°, 83%, 60%
  • HSL Precise294°, 83.333%, 60%
  • HSV294°, 71%, 93%
  • HSB294°, 71%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.267, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.267, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.267, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD44EE
  • DECIMAL ID14501102
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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