Recognised as Colour
#DD78AE
- #DD78AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DD78AE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 120, 174 and HSL 328°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DD78AE#DD78AE
HEX#DD78AE
RGBrgb(221, 120, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4706, 0.6824
RGB percentages86.7%, 47.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(327.9, 59.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.9, 45.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.7%, 21.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,350
CSS custom property--colour: #DD78AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#228751
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78DDA7
Analogous#D978DD, #DD787C
Triadic#AEDD78, #78AEDD
Split complementary#7CDD78, #78DDD9
Tetradic#DDDA78, #78DDA7, #787CDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G120
B174
Red221 (86.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue327.92°
Saturation (HSL)59.76%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 78 · B AE
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