Colour

#DD11AA

#DD11AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD11AA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 17, 170 and HSL 315°, 86%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DD11AA#DD11AA

HEX#DD11AA

HEX (short)#D1A

RGBrgb(221, 17, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.0667, 0.6667

RGB percentages86.7%, 6.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(315, 85.7%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315, 92.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 92.3%, 23.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,487,978

CSS custom property--colour: #DD11AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#22EE55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3364ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7583A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EC1665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.1 Deep pink · ΔE 23.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 28.3 Orchid · ΔE 28.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#11DD44

Analogous#AA11DD, #DD1144

Triadic#AADD11, #11AADD

Split complementary#44DD11, #11DDAA

Tetradic#DDAA11, #11DD44, #1144DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAC0EC

Lighter +30%#F790DD

Lighter +20%#F361CE

Lighter +10%#EF32C0

Darker −10%#AE0D86

Darker −20%#7E0A61

Darker −30%#4F063D

Darker −40%#200218

More saturated +25%#EE00B3

Less saturated −25%#BF2F9B

Channel breakdown

R221

G17

B170

Red221 (86.7%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue315°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 11 · B AA

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