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Recognised as Colour

#DC0299

  • #DC0299
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC0299 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 2, 153 and HSL 318°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DC0299#DC0299
HEX#DC0299
RGBrgb(220, 2, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0078, 0.6
RGB percentages86.3%, 0.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(318.4, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.4, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 99.1%, 30.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,418,585
CSS custom property--colour: #DC0299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#23FD66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5F9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#798095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EC0059no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.8Deep pink · ΔE 17.2Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 31.1Purple · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02DC45
Analogous#B202DC, #DC022C
Triadic#99DC02, #0299DC
Split complementary#2CDC02, #02DCB2
Tetradic#DCB202, #02DC45, #022CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEACE5
Lighter +30%#FE79D5
Lighter +20%#FD47C5
Lighter +10%#FD14B5
Darker −10%#A90276
Darker −20%#770153
Darker −30%#440130
Darker −40%#12000C
More saturated +25%#DE009A
Less saturated −25%#C01E8E

Channel breakdown

R220
G2
B153
Red220 (86.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue318.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 02 · B 99

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