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Recognised as Colour

#DC27BF

  • #DC27BF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC27BF is a magenta with RGB values 220, 39, 191 and HSL 310°, 72%, 51%. 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

#DC27BF#DC27BF
HEX#DC27BF
RGBrgb(220, 39, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1529, 0.749
RGB percentages86.3%, 15.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(309.6, 72.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 82.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 13.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,428,095
CSS custom property--colour: #DC27BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#23D840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A6CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7086BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E83874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Violet · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 22.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27DC44
Analogous#9F27DC, #DC2764
Triadic#BFDC27, #27BFDC
Split complementary#64DC27, #27DC9F
Tetradic#DC9F27, #27DC44, #2764DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D7F3
Lighter +30%#F1ABE6
Lighter +20%#EA7FD9
Lighter +10%#E353CC
Darker −10%#B31D9B
Darker −20%#871675
Darker −30%#5B0F4F
Darker −40%#2F0829
More saturated +25%#FB08D4
Less saturated −25%#BD46AA

Channel breakdown

R220
G39
B191
Red220 (86.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue309.61°
Saturation (HSL)72.11%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 27 · B BF

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