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Recognised as Colour

#DC00A2

  • #DC00A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC00A2 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 0, 162 and HSL 316°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DC00A2#DC00A2
HEX#DC00A2
RGBrgb(220, 0, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0, 0.6353
RGB percentages86.3%, 0%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(315.8, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 26.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,418,082
CSS custom property--colour: #DC00A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#23FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3560A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#76809Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EB005Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.6Deep pink · ΔE 21.2Hot pink · ΔE 27.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 30Medium orchid · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00DC3A
Analogous#A800DC, #DC0034
Triadic#A2DC00, #00A2DC
Split complementary#34DC00, #00DCA8
Tetradic#DCA800, #00DC3A, #0034DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA9E8
Lighter +30%#FF76DB
Lighter +20%#FF43CD
Lighter +10%#FF10C0
Darker −10%#A9007C
Darker −20%#760057
Darker −30%#430031
Darker −40%#10000C
More saturated +25%#DC00A2
Less saturated −25%#C11C95

Channel breakdown

R220
G0
B162
Red220 (86.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue315.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 00 · B A2

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