Recognised as Colour
#DD03BD
- #DD03BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#DD03BD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 3, 189 and HSL 309°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#DD03BD#DD03BD
HEX#DD03BD
RGBrgb(221, 3, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.0118, 0.7412
RGB percentages86.7%, 1.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(308.8, 97.3%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 98.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 98.6%, 14.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,484,413
CSS custom property--colour: #DD03BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#22FC42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03DD23
Analogous#9003DD, #DD0350
Triadic#BDDD03, #03BDDD
Split complementary#50DD03, #03DD90
Tetradic#DD9003, #03DD23, #0350DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G3
B189
Red221 (86.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue308.81°
Saturation (HSL)97.32%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 03 · B BD
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