Colour
#DD37A1
- #DD37A1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DD37A1 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 55, 161 and HSL 322°, 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
#DD37A1#DD37A1
HEX#DD37A1
RGBrgb(221, 55, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2157, 0.6314
RGB percentages86.7%, 21.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(321.7, 70.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 75.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 75.1%, 27.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,497,697
CSS custom property--colour: #DD37A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#22C85E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37DD73
Analogous#C637DD, #DD374E
Triadic#A1DD37, #37A1DD
Split complementary#4EDD37, #37DDC6
Tetradic#DDC637, #37DD73, #374EDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G55
B161
Red221 (86.7%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue321.69°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 37 · B A1
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