Recognised as Colour
#DD53AF
- #DD53AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#DD53AF is a magenta with RGB values 221, 83, 175 and HSL 320°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#DD53AF#DD53AF
HEX#DD53AF
RGBrgb(221, 83, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3255, 0.6863
RGB percentages86.7%, 32.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(320, 67%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 62.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 20.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,504,879
CSS custom property--colour: #DD53AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#22AC50
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 text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53DD81
Analogous#C653DD, #DD536A
Triadic#AFDD53, #53AFDD
Split complementary#6ADD53, #53DDC6
Tetradic#DDC653, #53DD81, #536ADD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G83
B175
Red221 (86.7%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 53 · B AF
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