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Recognised as Colour

#DD309E

  • #DD309E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD309E is a magenta with RGB values 221, 48, 158 and HSL 322°, 72%, 53%. 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

#DD309E#DD309E
HEX#DD309E
RGBrgb(221, 48, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1882, 0.6196
RGB percentages86.7%, 18.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(321.8, 71.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 78.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 78.3%, 28.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,495,902
CSS custom property--colour: #DD309E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#22CF61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B69A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F869Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ED2864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.3Deep pink · ΔE 18.2Hot pink · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4Violet · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30DD6F
Analogous#C630DD, #DD3048
Triadic#9EDD30, #309EDD
Split complementary#48DD30, #30DDC6
Tetradic#DDC630, #30DD6F, #3048DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADFF0
Lighter +30%#F3B3DC
Lighter +20%#EB88C7
Lighter +10%#E45CB3
Darker −10%#BB1F82
Darker −20%#8F1864
Darker −30%#641045
Darker −40%#380927
More saturated +25%#FB12A6
Less saturated −25%#BF4E96

Channel breakdown

R221
G48
B158
Red221 (86.7%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue321.85°
Saturation (HSL)71.78%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 30 · B 9E

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