Colour

#DD5599

#DD5599
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#DD5599 is a red with RGB values 221, 85, 153 and HSL 330°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DD5599#DD5599

HEX#DD5599

HEX (short)#D59

RGBrgb(221, 85, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3333, 0.6

RGB percentages86.7%, 33.3%, 60%

HSLhsl(330, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 30.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,505,369

CSS custom property--colour: #DD5599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#22AA66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69779Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E9096no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Tritanopia#ED4D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 17.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6 Deep pink · ΔE 25.3 Orchid · ΔE 26.2 Violet · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DD99

Analogous#DD55DD, #DD5555

Triadic#99DD55, #5599DD

Split complementary#55DD55, #55DDDD

Tetradic#DDDD55, #55DD99, #5555DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7D5E6

Lighter +20%#EEAACC

Lighter +10%#E57FB3

Darker −10%#D52A80

Darker −20%#AA2266

Darker −30%#80194D

Darker −40%#551133

More saturated +25%#F73B99

Less saturated −25%#C36E99

Channel breakdown

R221

G85

B153

Red221 (86.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 55 · B 99

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Colour values

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