Recognised as Colour
#DD36FD
- #DD36FD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Fuchsia
#DD36FD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 54, 253 and HSL 290°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.
Colour values
#DD36FD#DD36FD
HEX#DD36FD
RGBrgb(221, 54, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2118, 0.9922
RGB percentages86.7%, 21.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(290.4, 98%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 78.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK12.6%, 78.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,497,533
CSS custom property--colour: #DD36FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#22C902
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#56FD36
Analogous#7936FD, #FD36BA
Triadic#FDDD36, #36FDDD
Split complementary#BAFD36, #36FD7A
Tetradic#FD7A36, #56FD36, #36BAFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G54
B253
Red221 (86.7%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue290.35°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 36 · B FD
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