Colour

#DC17C5

#DC17C5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC17C5 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 23, 197 and HSL 307°, 81%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DC17C5

RGBrgb(220, 23, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0902, 0.7725

RGB percentages86.3%, 9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(307, 81.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307, 89.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 89.5%, 10.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,424,005

CSS custom property--colour: #DC17C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#23E83A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C6AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A85C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E73475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.8 Magenta · ΔE 25.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 24.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17DC2E

Analogous#9117DC, #DC1762

Triadic#C5DC17, #17C5DC

Split complementary#62DC17, #17DC91

Tetradic#DC9117, #17DC2E, #1762DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9C6F3

Lighter +30%#F498E9

Lighter +20%#EF6AE0

Lighter +10%#EB3BD6

Darker −10%#AE129C

Darker −20%#800D72

Darker −30%#510949

Darker −40%#230420

More saturated +25%#F300D7

Less saturated −25%#BE35AE

Channel breakdown

R220

G23

B197

Red220 (86.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue307.01°

Saturation (HSL)81.07%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 17 · B C5

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