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Recognised as Colour

#DC2989

  • #DC2989
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC2989 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 41, 137 and HSL 328°, 72%, 51%. 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

#DC2989#DC2989
HEX#DC2989
RGBrgb(220, 41, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1608, 0.5373
RGB percentages86.3%, 16.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(327.8, 71.9%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.8, 81.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.4%, 37.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,428,553
CSS custom property--colour: #DC2989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#23D676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50638Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#828385no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EE0557no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.4Deep pink · ΔE 13.9Hot pink · ΔE 17.3Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2Orchid · ΔE 33.1Dark magenta · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29DC7C
Analogous#D529DC, #DC2930
Triadic#89DC29, #2989DC
Split complementary#30DC29, #29DCD5
Tetradic#DCD629, #29DC7C, #2930DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D8EA
Lighter +30%#F2ACD2
Lighter +20%#EA81B9
Lighter +10%#E355A1
Darker −10%#B41E6E
Darker −20%#891654
Darker −30%#5D0F39
Darker −40%#31081E
More saturated +25%#FB0A8B
Less saturated −25%#BD4887

Channel breakdown

R220
G41
B137
Red220 (86.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue327.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.89%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 29 · B 89

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