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Recognised as Colour

#DC21B4

  • #DC21B4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC21B4 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 33, 180 and HSL 313°, 74%, 50%. 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

#DC21B4#DC21B4
HEX#DC21B4
RGBrgb(220, 33, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1294, 0.7059
RGB percentages86.3%, 12.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(312.8, 73.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 85%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 85%, 18.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,426,548
CSS custom property--colour: #DC21B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#23DE4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3268B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7384B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E92C6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 26.2Deep pink · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21DC49
Analogous#A621DC, #DC2157
Triadic#B4DC21, #21B4DC
Split complementary#57DC21, #21DCA6
Tetradic#DCA621, #21DC49, #2157DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D1F0
Lighter +30%#F1A5E1
Lighter +20%#EB78D2
Lighter +10%#E44CC4
Darker −10%#B01A90
Darker −20%#83146B
Darker −30%#570D47
Darker −40%#2B0623
More saturated +25%#FC01C6
Less saturated −25%#BC41A2

Channel breakdown

R220
G33
B180
Red220 (86.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue312.83°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 21 · B B4

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