Recognised as Colour
#DD499E
- #DD499E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#DD499E is a magenta with RGB values 221, 73, 158 and HSL 326°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#DD499E#DD499E
HEX#DD499E
RGBrgb(221, 73, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2863, 0.6196
RGB percentages86.7%, 28.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(325.5, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.5, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 28.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,502,302
CSS custom property--colour: #DD499E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#22B661
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49DD88
Analogous#D249DD, #DD4954
Triadic#9EDD49, #499EDD
Split complementary#54DD49, #49DDD2
Tetradic#DDD249, #49DD88, #4954DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G73
B158
Red221 (86.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue325.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 49 · B 9E
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