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#DD00FA Color

#DD00FA is rgb(221, 0, 250) in RGB, hsl(293, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 100%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phlox (#DF00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD00FA
HEX#DD00FA
RGBrgb(221, 0, 250)
HSLhsl(293, 100%, 49%)
HSVhsv(293, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 100%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.308 321.7)
LABlab(53.90% 87.12 -68.15)
LCHlch(53.90% 110.61 321.96)

What #DD00FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DD00FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DD00FA Channel Values

How #DD00FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 0 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 100% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.85:1 vs white · 5.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD00FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD00FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD00FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DD00FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD00FA.

How #DD00FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DD00FA
Protanopia#6262FA
Protanomaly#A24DFA
Deuteranopia#8686F8
Deuteranomaly#B06AF9
Tritanopia#CC6161
Tritanomaly#D34CB4
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD00FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dd00fa: #DD00FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD00FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd00fa': '#DD00FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.000, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_dd00fa">#DD00FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD00FA"

More Pink Colors

#DD00FA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD00FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD00FA?

#DD00FA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(221, 0, 250) in RGB and hsl(293, 100%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phlox (#DF00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.06.

What is the RGB value of #DD00FA?

#DD00FA is rgb(221, 0, 250) — red 221, green 0, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD00FA?

#DD00FA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 100%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD00FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD00FA scores 3.85:1 against white and 5.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD00FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD00FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 11.79, which is visibly different.

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