Recognised as Colour
#DC1C98
- #DC1C98
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DC1C98 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 28, 152 and HSL 321°, 77%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DC1C98#DC1C98
HEX#DC1C98
RGBrgb(220, 28, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1098, 0.5961
RGB percentages86.3%, 11%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(321.3, 77.4%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 87.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 87.3%, 30.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,425,240
CSS custom property--colour: #DC1C98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#23E367
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1CDC60
Analogous#C01CDC, #DC1C38
Triadic#98DC1C, #1C98DC
Split complementary#38DC1C, #1CDCC0
Tetradic#DCC01C, #1CDC60, #1C38DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G28
B152
Red220 (86.3%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue321.25°
Saturation (HSL)77.42%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 1C · B 98
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