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#DD09DD

#DD09DD is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 3.5% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DD09DD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DD09DD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DD09DD

What color is #DD09DD?

#DD09DD is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 3.5% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DD09DD in RGB?

#DD09DD is rgb(221, 9, 221): 221 red, 9 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DD09DD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 96, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DD09DD?

PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DD09DD?

Its complement #1E9215 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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