Recognised as Colour
#DA72C6
- #DA72C6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DA72C6 is a magenta with RGB values 218, 114, 198 and HSL 312°, 58%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DA72C6#DA72C6
HEX#DA72C6
RGBrgb(218, 114, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.4471, 0.7765
RGB percentages85.5%, 44.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(311.5, 58.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 47.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 9.2%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,316,230
CSS custom property--colour: #DA72C6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#258D39
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72DA86
Analogous#BA72DA, #DA7292
Triadic#C6DA72, #72C6DA
Split complementary#92DA72, #72DABA
Tetradic#DABA72, #72DA86, #7292DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G114
B198
Red218 (85.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue311.54°
Saturation (HSL)58.43%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 72 · B C6
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