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Recognised as Colour

#DD247C

  • #DD247C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD247C is a red with RGB values 221, 36, 124 and HSL 331°, 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 Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DD247C#DD247C
HEX#DD247C
RGBrgb(221, 36, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1412, 0.4863
RGB percentages86.7%, 14.1%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(331.5, 73.1%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.5, 83.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 83.7%, 43.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,492,796
CSS custom property--colour: #DD247C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#22DB83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#53607Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#858278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F0004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.1Deep pink · ΔE 14.1Hot pink · ΔE 19.9Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2Crimson · ΔE 35.7Indian red · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24DD85
Analogous#DD24D8, #DD2924
Triadic#7CDD24, #247CDD
Split complementary#24DD29, #24D8DD
Tetradic#D8DD24, #24DD85, #2924DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D5E6
Lighter +30%#F2A8CB
Lighter +20%#EB7CB1
Lighter +10%#E45096
Darker −10%#B21C63
Darker −20%#86154B
Darker −30%#5A0E32
Darker −40%#2E071A
More saturated +25%#FD047A
Less saturated −25%#BD447E

Channel breakdown

R221
G36
B124
Red221 (86.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue331.46°
Saturation (HSL)73.12%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 24 · B 7C

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