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Recognised as Colour

#DD42A5

  • #DD42A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DD42A5 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 66, 165 and HSL 322°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DD42A5#DD42A5
HEX#DD42A5
RGBrgb(221, 66, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2588, 0.6471
RGB percentages86.7%, 25.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(321.7, 69.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 70.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 70.1%, 25.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,500,517
CSS custom property--colour: #DD42A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#22BD5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5570A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#838BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Tritanopia#EC3F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.7Hot pink · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 21.4Deep pink · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 26Medium orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42DD7A
Analogous#C842DD, #DD4257
Triadic#A5DD42, #42A5DD
Split complementary#57DD42, #42DDC8
Tetradic#DDC842, #42DD7A, #4257DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEFF7
Lighter +30%#F4C4E3
Lighter +20%#ED98CE
Lighter +10%#E56DBA
Darker −10%#C8248D
Darker −20%#9D1C6E
Darker −30%#721450
Darker −40%#460D32
More saturated +25%#F926AD
Less saturated −25%#C15E9D

Channel breakdown

R221
G66
B165
Red221 (86.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue321.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 42 · B A5

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