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Recognised as Colour

#DC00B4

  • #DC00B4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC00B4 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 0, 180 and HSL 311°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DC00B4#DC00B4
HEX#DC00B4
RGBrgb(220, 0, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0, 0.7059
RGB percentages86.3%, 0%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(310.9, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 18.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,418,100
CSS custom property--colour: #DC00B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#23FF4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2164B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F82B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E91B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 26.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.9Deep pink · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 30.1Purple · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00DC28
Analogous#9600DC, #DC0046
Triadic#B4DC00, #00B4DC
Split complementary#46DC00, #00DC96
Tetradic#DC9600, #00DC28, #0046DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA9EF
Lighter +30%#FF76E6
Lighter +20%#FF43DD
Lighter +10%#FF10D4
Darker −10%#A9008A
Darker −20%#760061
Darker −30%#430037
Darker −40%#10000D
More saturated +25%#DC00B4
Less saturated −25%#C11CA3

Channel breakdown

R220
G0
B180
Red220 (86.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue310.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 00 · B B4

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