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Recognised as Colour

#DA2C9F

  • #DA2C9F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DA2C9F is a magenta with RGB values 218, 44, 159 and HSL 320°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DA2C9F#DA2C9F
HEX#DA2C9F
RGBrgb(218, 44, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.1725, 0.6235
RGB percentages85.5%, 17.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(320.3, 70.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 79.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 79.8%, 27.1%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,298,271
CSS custom property--colour: #DA2C9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#25D360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4767A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C849Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E92663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.9Deep pink · ΔE 19.6Hot pink · ΔE 20.2Orchid · ΔE 25.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7Violet · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CDA67
Analogous#BE2CDA, #DA2C48
Triadic#9FDA2C, #2C9FDA
Split complementary#48DA2C, #2CDABE
Tetradic#DABE2C, #2CDA67, #2C48DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8DAEE
Lighter +30%#F1AEDA
Lighter +20%#E983C6
Lighter +10%#E257B3
Darker −10%#B41F81
Darker −20%#881862
Darker −30%#5D1043
Darker −40%#310924
More saturated +25%#F90DA9
Less saturated −25%#BB4B95

Channel breakdown

R218
G44
B159
Red218 (85.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue320.34°
Saturation (HSL)70.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 2C · B 9F

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