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#dd85e5 color: Soft light magenta

#dd85e5 is rgb(221, 133, 229) in RGB and oklch(74.276% 0.16251 324.012) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

74.3%
0.163
324°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Violet
  • fuchsia-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #dd85e5

#dd85e5 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.56:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bright Lilac (#d891ef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-400.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #dd85e5 mixed with white

  1. dd85e5
  2. e192e8
  3. e59eeb
  4. e9abee
  5. ecb7f1
  6. f0c3f3
  7. f3cff6
  8. f6dbf8
  9. f9e7fb
  10. fcf3fd

Darker: #dd85e5 mixed with black

  1. dd85e5
  2. c073c7
  3. a461aa
  4. 88508e
  5. 6e4072
  6. 553058
  7. 3d213f
  8. 261328
  9. 110612
  10. 020103

Calmer: #dd85e5 with less saturation

  1. dd85e5
  2. d98adf
  3. d48eda
  4. cf93d4
  5. cb97cf
  6. c69ac9
  7. c19ec3
  8. bca2bd
  9. b6a5b8
  10. b1a8b2

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Colors that go with #dd85e5

Complementary
#dd85e5#64c565
Analogous
#dd85e5#b295ff#f87cb3
Triadic
#dd85e5#dba100#00c5d6
Split
#dd85e5#abb616#00cca4

Questions about #dd85e5

What color is #dd85e5?

#dd85e5 is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Soft light magenta. In RGB it is rgb(221, 133, 229), in HSL hsl(295, 64.86%, 70.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.276% 0.16251 324.012).

What colors go well with #dd85e5?

The complementary color of #dd85e5 is #64c565. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b295ff and #f87cb3. The triadic partners are #dba100 and #00c5d6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dd85e5?

Black text reads better on #dd85e5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dd85e5 a warm or cool color?

#dd85e5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.163.