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Recognised as Colour

#DC20AE

  • #DC20AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC20AE is a magenta with RGB values 220, 32, 174 and HSL 315°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DC20AE#DC20AE
HEX#DC20AE
RGBrgb(220, 32, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1255, 0.6824
RGB percentages86.3%, 12.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(314.7, 74.6%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 85.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 20.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,426,286
CSS custom property--colour: #DC20AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#23DF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3667B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7584AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EA2669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.5Deep pink · ΔE 25.3Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2Orchid · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20DC4E
Analogous#AC20DC, #DC2050
Triadic#AEDC20, #20AEDC
Split complementary#50DC20, #20DCAC
Tetradic#DCAC20, #20DC4E, #2050DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D0EE
Lighter +30%#F2A3DF
Lighter +20%#EB77CF
Lighter +10%#E54ABF
Darker −10%#AF1A8B
Darker −20%#831368
Darker −30%#560D44
Darker −40%#2A0621
More saturated +25%#FC00BE
Less saturated −25%#BD3F9E

Channel breakdown

R220
G32
B174
Red220 (86.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue314.68°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 20 · B AE

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