Colour
#DD55AA
- #DD55AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#DD55AA is a magenta with RGB values 221, 85, 170 and HSL 323°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#DD55AA#DD55AA
HEX#DD55AA
HEX (short)#D5A
RGBrgb(221, 85, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3333, 0.6667
RGB percentages86.7%, 33.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(322.5, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.5, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 61.5%, 23.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,505,386
CSS custom property--colour: #DD55AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24771WCAG 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 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#22AA55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55DD88
Analogous#CC55DD, #DD5566
Triadic#AADD55, #55AADD
Split complementary#66DD55, #55DDCC
Tetradic#DDCC55, #55DD88, #5566DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G85
B170
Red221 (86.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue322.5°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 55 · B AA
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