What color is #DD33FF?

#DD33FF is a vivid magenta known as Epink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Epink?

The RGB value is 221, 51, 255: 221 red, 51 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Epink?

The complementary color is #55FF33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD33FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Epink color: hex code #DD33FF

#DD33FF rgb(221, 51, 255)

Shades of purple

Epink has the hex code #DD33FF. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 20% green and 100% blue (221, 51, 255).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

Epink (#DD33FF) color codes

HEX	`#DD33FF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 51, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 20%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 80%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.04, 86.23, -66.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.04, 108.83, 322.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.05, 24.962, 96.823)`
Decimal	`14496767`
Short hex	`#D3F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Epink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DD33FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD33FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DD33FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd33ff; }
.text { color: #dd33ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd33ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 51 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd33ff, #ff33bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Magenta.

See #DD33FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD33FF?: #DD33FF is a vivid magenta known as Epink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Epink?: The RGB value is 221, 51, 255: 221 red, 51 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Epink?: The complementary color is #55FF33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD33FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.