Recognised as Colour
#DD47D5
- #DD47D5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#DD47D5 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 71, 213 and HSL 303°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#DD47D5#DD47D5
HEX#DD47D5
RGBrgb(221, 71, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2784, 0.8353
RGB percentages86.7%, 27.8%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(303.2, 68.8%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.2, 67.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 3.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,501,845
CSS custom property--colour: #DD47D5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#22B82A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47DD4F
Analogous#9A47DD, #DD478A
Triadic#D5DD47, #47D5DD
Split complementary#8ADD47, #47DD9A
Tetradic#DD9A47, #47DD4F, #478ADD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G71
B213
Red221 (86.7%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue303.2°
Saturation (HSL)68.81%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 47 · B D5
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