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Recognised as Colour

#DA37DC

  • #DA37DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DA37DC is a magenta with RGB values 218, 55, 220 and HSL 299°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DA37DC#DA37DC
HEX#DA37DC
RGBrgb(218, 55, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.2157, 0.8627
RGB percentages85.5%, 21.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(299.3, 70.2%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.3, 75%, 86.3%)
CMYK0.9%, 75%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,301,148
CSS custom property--colour: #DA37DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#25C823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0176E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Deuteranopia#648AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E15388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22.7Magenta · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 25.4Blue violet · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39DC37
Analogous#8737DC, #DC378C
Triadic#DCDA37, #37DCDA
Split complementary#8BDC37, #37DC88
Tetradic#DC8837, #39DC37, #378CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE5FA
Lighter +30%#F2B9F3
Lighter +20%#EA8EEB
Lighter +10%#E262E4
Darker −10%#BD21BF
Darker −20%#921A93
Darker −30%#671268
Darker −40%#3C0B3C
More saturated +25%#F71AF9
Less saturated −25%#BD54BF

Channel breakdown

R218
G55
B220
Red218 (85.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue299.27°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G 37 · B DC

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