Recognised as Colour
#DD3EA5
- #DD3EA5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DD3EA5 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 62, 165 and HSL 321°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DD3EA5#DD3EA5
HEX#DD3EA5
RGBrgb(221, 62, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2431, 0.6471
RGB percentages86.7%, 24.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(321.1, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.9%, 25.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,499,493
CSS custom property--colour: #DD3EA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#22C15A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EDD76
Analogous#C53EDD, #DD3E56
Triadic#A5DD3E, #3EA5DD
Split complementary#56DD3E, #3EDDC5
Tetradic#DDC53E, #3EDD76, #3E56DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G62
B165
Red221 (86.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue321.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 3E · B A5
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