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Recognised as Colour

#DC20BD

  • #DC20BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC20BD is a magenta with RGB values 220, 32, 189 and HSL 310°, 75%, 49%. 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

#DC20BD#DC20BD
HEX#DC20BD
RGBrgb(220, 32, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1255, 0.7412
RGB percentages86.3%, 12.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(309.9, 74.6%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 85.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 14.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,426,301
CSS custom property--colour: #DC20BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#23DF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#276AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F85B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E83272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium violet red · ΔE 25Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 27.4Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Violet · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20DC3F
Analogous#9D20DC, #DC205F
Triadic#BDDC20, #20BDDC
Split complementary#5FDC20, #20DC9D
Tetradic#DC9D20, #20DC3F, #205FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D0F1
Lighter +30%#F2A3E5
Lighter +20%#EB77D8
Lighter +10%#E54ACB
Darker −10%#AF1A97
Darker −20%#831370
Darker −30%#560D4A
Darker −40%#2A0624
More saturated +25%#FC00D2
Less saturated −25%#BD3FA8

Channel breakdown

R220
G32
B189
Red220 (86.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue309.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 20 · B BD

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