#DD37CD#DD37CD
#DD37CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.251 H 332.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD37CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 55, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 71%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 75%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 7.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.57, 77.27, -42.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.57, 88.03, 331.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.16% 0.2223 -0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.16% 0.251 332.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2046, 22.5159, 59.8690) |
| Luminance | 0.2251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 2.64
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.66
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 3.59
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.63
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 3.81
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD37CD #37DD47
analogous
#9A37DD #DD37CD #DD377A
triadic
#DD37CD #CDDD37 #37CDDD
tetradic
#DD37CD #DD9A37 #37DD47 #377ADD
square
#DD37CD #DD9A37 #37DD47 #377ADD
split-complementary
#DD37CD #7ADD37 #37DD9A
monochromatic
#831679 #B81FA9 #DD37CD #E66BDA #EFA0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#DD37CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#DD37CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD37CD
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD37CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD37CD | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C74D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F8BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E74A80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd37cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 55, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.251 332.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec7fdd',
500: '#dd37cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd37cd; $custom-light: #ec7fdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd37cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 55,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.783,
"s": 70.94,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64162,
"c": 0.25075,
"h": 332.4
},
"luminance": 0.22512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD37CD
secondary
#95DB9B
accent
#EE4B3A
background
#FFF8FD
surface
#FEF0FB
border
#D6CBD4
text
#170B15
muted
#857C83