Colour
#DD44A2
- #DD44A2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DD44A2 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 68, 162 and HSL 323°, 69%, 57%. 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
#DD44A2#DD44A2
HEX#DD44A2
RGBrgb(221, 68, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2667, 0.6353
RGB percentages86.7%, 26.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(323.1, 69.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 69.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 69.2%, 26.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,501,026
CSS custom property--colour: #DD44A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#22BB5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44DD7F
Analogous#CB44DD, #DD4456
Triadic#A2DD44, #44A2DD
Split complementary#56DD44, #44DDCC
Tetradic#DDCB44, #44DD7F, #4456DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G68
B162
Red221 (86.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue323.14°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 44 · B A2
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