Recognised as Colour

#DC17FF

#DC17FF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DC17FF is a magenta with RGB values 220, 23, 255 and HSL 291°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

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HEX#DC17FF

RGBrgb(220, 23, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0902, 1

RGB percentages86.3%, 9%, 100%

HSLhsl(290.9, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 91%, 100%)

CMYK13.7%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,424,063

CSS custom property--colour: #DC17FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#23E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A8AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DC5998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 12.3 Magenta · ΔE 12.3 Dark violet · ΔE 21.6 Blue violet · ΔE 25.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3AFF17

Analogous#6817FF, #FF17AE

Triadic#FFDC17, #17FFDC

Split complementary#AEFF17, #17FF68

Tetradic#FF6817, #3AFF17, #17AEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE3FF

Lighter +30%#F3B0FF

Lighter +20%#EB7DFF

Lighter +10%#E44AFF

Darker −10%#C100E3

Darker −20%#9500B0

Darker −30%#6A007D

Darker −40%#3F004A

More saturated +25%#DC17FF

Less saturated −25%#C834E2

Channel breakdown

R220

G23

B255

Red220 (86.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue290.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 17 · B FF

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