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Recognised as Colour

#DD237B

  • #DD237B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#DD237B is a red with RGB values 221, 35, 123 and HSL 332°, 73%, 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 Deep pink.

Colour values

#DD237B#DD237B
HEX#DD237B
RGBrgb(221, 35, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1373, 0.4824
RGB percentages86.7%, 13.7%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(331.6, 73.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.6, 84.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 84.2%, 44.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,492,539
CSS custom property--colour: #DD237B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#22DC84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535F7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original
Deuteranopia#858277no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F0004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 14.2Medium violet red · ΔE 14.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.2Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3Crimson · ΔE 35.3Indian red · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23DD85
Analogous#DD23D8, #DD2823
Triadic#7BDD23, #237BDD
Split complementary#23DD28, #23D8DD
Tetradic#D8DD23, #23DD85, #2823DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D4E5
Lighter +30%#F1A8CB
Lighter +20%#EB7BB0
Lighter +10%#E44F96
Darker −10%#B21B62
Darker −20%#85154A
Darker −30%#590E31
Darker −40%#2D0719
More saturated +25%#FD0379
Less saturated −25%#BD437D

Channel breakdown

R221
G35
B123
Red221 (86.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue331.61°
Saturation (HSL)73.23%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 23 · B 7B

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