Recognised as Colour
#DC2398
- #DC2398
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DC2398 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 35, 152 and HSL 322°, 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
#DC2398#DC2398
HEX#DC2398
RGBrgb(220, 35, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1373, 0.5961
RGB percentages86.3%, 13.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(322.1, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 30.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,427,032
CSS custom property--colour: #DC2398;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#23DC67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23DC67
Analogous#C323DC, #DC233C
Triadic#98DC23, #2398DC
Split complementary#3BDC23, #23DCC4
Tetradic#DCC423, #23DC67, #233BDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G35
B152
Red220 (86.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue322.05°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 23 · B 98
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