Recognised as Colour
#DD20AF
- #DD20AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DD20AF is a magenta with RGB values 221, 32, 175 and HSL 315°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DD20AF#DD20AF
HEX#DD20AF
RGBrgb(221, 32, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1255, 0.6863
RGB percentages86.7%, 12.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(314.6, 74.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.6, 85.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 20.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,491,823
CSS custom property--colour: #DD20AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.195WCAG 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 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#22DF50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#20DD4E
Analogous#AC20DD, #DD2051
Triadic#AFDD20, #20AFDD
Split complementary#51DD20, #20DDAC
Tetradic#DDAC20, #20DD4E, #2051DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G32
B175
Red221 (86.7%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue314.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 20 · B AF
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