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Recognised as Colour

#DC2CA1

  • #DC2CA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC2CA1 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 44, 161 and HSL 320°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DC2CA1#DC2CA1
HEX#DC2CA1
RGBrgb(220, 44, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1725, 0.6314
RGB percentages86.3%, 17.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(320.1, 71.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 80%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 80%, 26.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,429,345
CSS custom property--colour: #DC2CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#23D35E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4768A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D859Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EB2765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.7Deep pink · ΔE 19.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 25.5Dark magenta · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CDC67
Analogous#BF2CDC, #DC2C49
Triadic#A1DC2C, #2CA1DC
Split complementary#49DC2C, #2CDCBF
Tetradic#DCBF2C, #2CDC67, #2C49DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9DBEF
Lighter +30%#F2AFDB
Lighter +20%#EB83C8
Lighter +10%#E358B4
Darker −10%#B71E84
Darker −20%#8B1764
Darker −30%#5F1045
Darker −40%#330925
More saturated +25%#FB0DAB
Less saturated −25%#BD4B97

Channel breakdown

R220
G44
B161
Red220 (86.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue320.11°
Saturation (HSL)71.54%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 2C · B A1

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