Colour

#DC00BB

#DC00BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC00BB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 0, 187 and HSL 309°, 100%, 43%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#DC00BB#DC00BB

HEX#DC00BB

RGBrgb(220, 0, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0, 0.7333

RGB percentages86.3%, 0%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(309, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 15%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,418,107

CSS custom property--colour: #DC00BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#23FF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1465BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C82B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E8246Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.7 Magenta · ΔE 28.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 26.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00DC21

Analogous#8F00DC, #DC004D

Triadic#BBDC00, #00BBDC

Split complementary#4DDC00, #00DC8F

Tetradic#DC8F00, #00DC21, #004DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFA9F2

Lighter +30%#FF76EA

Lighter +20%#FF43E3

Lighter +10%#FF10DB

Darker −10%#A90090

Darker −20%#760064

Darker −30%#430039

Darker −40%#10000E

More saturated +25%#DC00BB

Less saturated −25%#C11CA8

Channel breakdown

R220

B187

Red220 (86.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue309°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 00 · B BB

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Colour values

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