Recognised as Colour
#DD36A5
- #DD36A5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DD36A5 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 54, 165 and HSL 320°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DD36A5#DD36A5
HEX#DD36A5
RGBrgb(221, 54, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2118, 0.6471
RGB percentages86.7%, 21.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(320.1, 71.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 75.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 75.6%, 25.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,497,445
CSS custom property--colour: #DD36A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#22C95A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36DD6E
Analogous#C236DD, #DD3652
Triadic#A5DD36, #36A5DD
Split complementary#51DD36, #36DDC2
Tetradic#DDC236, #36DD6E, #3651DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G54
B165
Red221 (86.7%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue320.12°
Saturation (HSL)71.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 36 · B A5
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