What color is #DD11FF?

#DD11FF is a vivid magenta known as Pinkman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pinkman?

The RGB value is 221, 17, 255: 221 red, 17 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pinkman?

The complementary color is #33FF11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD11FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pinkman color: hex code #DD11FF

#DD11FF rgb(221, 17, 255)

Shades of purple

Pinkman has the hex code #DD11FF. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 6.7% green and 100% blue (221, 17, 255).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

Pinkman (#DD11FF) color codes

HEX	`#DD11FF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 17, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 6.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 93%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.07, 92.03, -69.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.07, 115.37, 322.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.067, 22.996, 96.495)`
Decimal	`14488063`
Short hex	`#D1F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pinkman, 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 #DD11FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD11FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #DD11FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd11ff; }
.text { color: #dd11ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd11ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 17 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd11ff, #ff11aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Magenta.

See #DD11FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD11FF?: #DD11FF is a vivid magenta known as Pinkman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pinkman?: The RGB value is 221, 17, 255: 221 red, 17 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pinkman?: The complementary color is #33FF11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD11FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.