Recognised as Colour

#DD518F

#DD518F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#DD518F is a red with RGB values 221, 81, 143 and HSL 333°, 67%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DD518F#DD518F

HEX#DD518F

RGBrgb(221, 81, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3176, 0.5608

RGB percentages86.7%, 31.8%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(333.4, 67.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.4, 63.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 63.3%, 35.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,504,335

CSS custom property--colour: #DD518F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#22AE70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697491no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EE466Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3 Deep pink · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 30.8 Indian red · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#51DD9F

Analogous#DD51D5, #DD5951

Triadic#8FDD51, #518FDD

Split complementary#51DD59, #51D5DD

Tetradic#D5DD51, #51DD9F, #5951DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFCFD

Lighter +30%#F6D1E1

Lighter +20%#EEA6C6

Lighter +10%#E57CAA

Darker −10%#D22974

Darker −20%#A7215C

Darker −30%#7D1845

Darker −40%#52102D

More saturated +25%#F7378C

Less saturated −25%#C36B92

Channel breakdown

R221

G81

B143

Red221 (86.7%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue333.43°

Saturation (HSL)67.31%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 51 · B 8F

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