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Recognised as Colour

#DC238B

  • #DC238B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC238B is a magenta with RGB values 220, 35, 139 and HSL 326°, 73%, 50%. 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

#DC238B#DC238B
HEX#DC238B
RGBrgb(220, 35, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1373, 0.5451
RGB percentages86.3%, 13.7%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(326.3, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.3, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 36.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,427,019
CSS custom property--colour: #DC238B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#23DC74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D618Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#818287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EE0056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.3Deep pink · ΔE 13.3Hot pink · ΔE 18.3Pale violetred · ΔE 32.3Orchid · ΔE 32.7Dark magenta · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23DC74
Analogous#D023DC, #DC232F
Triadic#8BDC23, #238BDC
Split complementary#2FDC23, #23DCD0
Tetradic#DCD123, #23DC74, #232FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D3E8
Lighter +30%#F1A7D1
Lighter +20%#EA7BB9
Lighter +10%#E34FA2
Darker −10%#B01C6F
Darker −20%#841553
Darker −30%#580E38
Darker −40%#2C071C
More saturated +25%#FC038F
Less saturated −25%#BC4387

Channel breakdown

R220
G35
B139
Red220 (86.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue326.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 23 · B 8B

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