Recognised as Colour
#DD26AD
- #DD26AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DD26AD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 38, 173 and HSL 316°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DD26AD#DD26AD
HEX#DD26AD
RGBrgb(221, 38, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.149, 0.6784
RGB percentages86.7%, 14.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(315.7, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.7, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.8%, 21.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,493,357
CSS custom property--colour: #DD26AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#22D952
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26DD56
Analogous#B126DD, #DD2652
Triadic#ADDD26, #26ADDD
Split complementary#52DD26, #26DDB1
Tetradic#DDB126, #26DD56, #2652DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G38
B173
Red221 (86.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue315.74°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 26 · B AD
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