What color is #DD75CE?

#DD75CE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD75CE?

The RGB value is 221, 117, 206: 221 red, 117 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD75CE?

The complementary color is #75DD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD75CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD75CE color

#DD75CE rgb(221, 117, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DD75CE is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 45.9% green and 80.8% blue (221, 117, 206).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 60% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#DD75CE color codes

HEX	`#DD75CE`
RGB	`rgb(221, 117, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 45.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 60%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 52.33, -28.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 59.51, 331.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.32, 32.554, 62.172)`
Decimal	`14513614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD75CE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DD75CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD75CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DD75CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd75ce; }
.text { color: #dd75ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd75ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 117 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd75ce, #dd759a); }

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Questions

What color is #DD75CE?: #DD75CE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD75CE?: The RGB value is 221, 117, 206: 221 red, 117 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD75CE?: The complementary color is #75DD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD75CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.