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Recognised as Colour

#DC28CD

  • #DC28CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC28CD is a magenta with RGB values 220, 40, 205 and HSL 305°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC28CD#DC28CD
HEX#DC28CD
RGBrgb(220, 40, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1569, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.3%, 15.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(305, 72%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 81.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.8%, 6.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,428,365
CSS custom property--colour: #DC28CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#23D732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#126FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6987C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E6427Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Fuchsia · ΔE 24.9Magenta · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 28.1Orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28DC37
Analogous#9128DC, #DC2873
Triadic#CDDC28, #28CDDC
Split complementary#73DC28, #28DC91
Tetradic#DC9128, #28DC37, #2873DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D7F6
Lighter +30%#F1ACEC
Lighter +20%#EA80E1
Lighter +10%#E354D7
Darker −10%#B41DA7
Darker −20%#88167E
Darker −30%#5C0F56
Darker −40%#30082D
More saturated +25%#FB09E7
Less saturated −25%#BD47B3

Channel breakdown

R220
G40
B205
Red220 (86.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue305°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 28 · B CD

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