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Colour

#DC0997

  • #DC0997
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC0997 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 9, 151 and HSL 320°, 92%, 45%. 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

#DC0997#DC0997
HEX#DC0997
RGBrgb(220, 9, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0353, 0.5922
RGB percentages86.3%, 3.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(319.6, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 95.9%, 31.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,420,375
CSS custom property--colour: #DC0997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#23F668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E5F9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8093no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ED0059no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.6Deep pink · ΔE 16.2Hot pink · ΔE 23.4Dark magenta · ΔE 30.2Orchid · ΔE 31.1Purple · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09DC4E
Analogous#B809DC, #DC092D
Triadic#97DC09, #0997DC
Split complementary#2DDC09, #09DCB8
Tetradic#DCB809, #09DC4E, #092DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCB5E5
Lighter +30%#FA84D3
Lighter +20%#F853C2
Lighter +10%#F622B1
Darker −10%#AB0775
Darker −20%#7A0554
Darker −30%#490332
Darker −40%#180110
More saturated +25%#E5009A
Less saturated −25%#BF268D

Channel breakdown

R220
G9
B151
Red220 (86.3%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue319.62°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 09 · B 97

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