Recognised as Colour
#DD57B3
- #DD57B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DD57B3 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 87, 179 and HSL 319°, 66%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DD57B3#DD57B3
HEX#DD57B3
RGBrgb(221, 87, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3412, 0.702
RGB percentages86.7%, 34.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(318.8, 66.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 60.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 60.6%, 19%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,505,907
CSS custom property--colour: #DD57B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#22A84C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#57DD81
Analogous#C457DD, #DD5770
Triadic#B3DD57, #57B3DD
Split complementary#70DD57, #57DDC4
Tetradic#DDC457, #57DD81, #5770DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G87
B179
Red221 (86.7%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue318.81°
Saturation (HSL)66.34%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 57 · B B3
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