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Recognised as Colour

#DC20CB

  • #DC20CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC20CB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 32, 203 and HSL 305°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC20CB#DC20CB
HEX#DC20CB
RGBrgb(220, 32, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1255, 0.7961
RGB percentages86.3%, 12.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(305.4, 74.6%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.4, 85.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 7.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,426,315
CSS custom property--colour: #DC20CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#23DF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#066DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6886C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E63C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4Magenta · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark magenta · ΔE 28.4Dark violet · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20DC31
Analogous#8F20DC, #DC206D
Triadic#CBDC20, #20CBDC
Split complementary#6DDC20, #20DC8F
Tetradic#DC8F20, #20DC31, #206DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D0F5
Lighter +30%#F2A3EB
Lighter +20%#EB77E1
Lighter +10%#E54AD7
Darker −10%#AF1AA2
Darker −20%#831379
Darker −30%#560D50
Darker −40%#2A0627
More saturated +25%#FC00E5
Less saturated −25%#BD3FB1

Channel breakdown

R220
G32
B203
Red220 (86.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue305.43°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 20 · B CB

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