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Recognised as Colour

#DD3591

  • #DD3591
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD3591 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 53, 145 and HSL 327°, 71%, 54%. 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

#DD3591#DD3591
HEX#DD3591
RGBrgb(221, 53, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2078, 0.5686
RGB percentages86.7%, 20.8%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(327.1, 71.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.1, 76%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 76%, 34.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,497,169
CSS custom property--colour: #DD3591;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 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#5F5F5F
Inverted#22CA6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#546893no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#84868Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#EE255Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 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 8Hot pink · ΔE 14.9Deep pink · ΔE 16Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 29.6Violet · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35DD81
Analogous#D535DD, #DD353D
Triadic#91DD35, #3591DD
Split complementary#3DDD35, #35DDD5
Tetradic#DDD535, #35DD81, #353DDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE4F0
Lighter +30%#F3B8D8
Lighter +20%#EC8CC1
Lighter +10%#E461A9
Darker −10%#BF2077
Darker −20%#93195C
Darker −30%#681141
Darker −40%#3C0A25
More saturated +25%#FB1794
Less saturated −25%#C0528E

Channel breakdown

R221
G53
B145
Red221 (86.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue327.14°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 35 · B 91

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