Colour

#DD3C84

#DD3C84
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD3C84 is a red with RGB values 221, 60, 132 and HSL 333°, 70%, 55%. 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

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HEX#DD3C84

RGBrgb(221, 60, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2353, 0.5176

RGB percentages86.7%, 23.5%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(333.2, 70.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.2, 72.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 72.9%, 40.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,498,948

CSS custom property--colour: #DD3C84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#22C37B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6986no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#898780no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EF265Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.8 Hot pink · ΔE 15.5 Deep pink · ΔE 18.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 33.4 Orchid · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3CDD95

Analogous#DD3CD4, #DD443C

Triadic#84DD3C, #3C84DD

Split complementary#3CDD44, #3CD4DD

Tetradic#D5DD3C, #3CDD95, #453CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBEAF2

Lighter +30%#F4BED6

Lighter +20%#EC93BB

Lighter +10%#E5679F

Darker −10%#C4226A

Darker −20%#981B53

Darker −30%#6D133B

Darker −40%#420B24

More saturated +25%#FA1F81

Less saturated −25%#C05987

Channel breakdown

R221

G60

B132

Red221 (86.7%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue333.17°

Saturation (HSL)70.31%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 3C · B 84

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Colour values

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