Colour

#DD217D

#DD217D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD217D is a red with RGB values 221, 33, 125 and HSL 331°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DD217D#DD217D

HEX#DD217D

RGBrgb(221, 33, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1294, 0.4902

RGB percentages86.7%, 12.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(330.6, 74%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 85.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 43.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,492,029

CSS custom property--colour: #DD217D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#22DE82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#525F7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#848279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F0004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3 Deep pink · ΔE 13.4 Hot pink · ΔE 19.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 30 Crimson · ΔE 36.6 Indian red · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21DD81

Analogous#DD21DB, #DD2321

Triadic#7DDD21, #217DDD

Split complementary#21DD23, #21DBDD

Tetradic#DBDD21, #21DD81, #2321DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D2E5

Lighter +30%#F2A5CB

Lighter +20%#EB79B1

Lighter +10%#E44D97

Darker −10%#B11A64

Darker −20%#84144B

Darker −30%#580D32

Darker −40%#2C0619

More saturated +25%#FD017C

Less saturated −25%#BD417E

Channel breakdown

R221

G33

B125

Red221 (86.7%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue330.64°

Saturation (HSL)74.02%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 21 · B 7D

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