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#DD19EB Color

#DD19EB is rgb(221, 25, 235) in RGB, hsl(296, 84%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 89%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phlox (#DF00FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD19EB
HEX#DD19EB
RGBrgb(221, 25, 235)
HSLhsl(296, 84%, 51%)
HSVhsv(296, 89%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 89%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.292 324.9)
LABlab(53.84% 83.30 -59.87)
LCHlch(53.84% 102.59 324.30)

What #DD19EB 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 #DD19EB, 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.

#DD19EB Channel Values

How #DD19EB 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 25 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 84% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 89% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD19EB 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD19EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD19EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD19EB; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DD19EB

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 #DD19EB.

How #DD19EB 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#DD19EB
Protanopia#6565EB
Protanomaly#A351EB
Deuteranopia#8888E9
Deuteranomaly#B06CEA
Tritanopia#CE5F5F
Tritanomaly#D44CAA
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD19EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd19eb: #DD19EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD19EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd19eb': '#DD19EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.098, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_dd19eb">#DD19EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD19EB"

More Pink Colors

#DD19EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD19EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD19EB?

#DD19EB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(221, 25, 235) in RGB and hsl(296, 84%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phlox (#DF00FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.11.

What is the RGB value of #DD19EB?

#DD19EB is rgb(221, 25, 235) — red 221, green 25, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD19EB?

#DD19EB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 89%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD19EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD19EB scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD19EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD19EB 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 12.05, which is visibly different.

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