Colour
#DD44AA
- #DD44AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DD44AA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 68, 170 and HSL 320°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DD44AA#DD44AA
HEX#DD44AA
HEX (short)#D4A
RGBrgb(221, 68, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2667, 0.6667
RGB percentages86.7%, 26.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(320, 69.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 69.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 69.2%, 23.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,501,034
CSS custom property--colour: #DD44AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#22BB55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44DD77
Analogous#C344DD, #DD445E
Triadic#AADD44, #44AADD
Split complementary#5EDD44, #44DDC4
Tetradic#DDC444, #44DD77, #445DDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G68
B170
Red221 (86.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 44 · B AA
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