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Recognised as Colour

#DC33BB

  • #DC33BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC33BB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 51, 187 and HSL 312°, 71%, 53%. 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 violet red.

Colour values

#DC33BB#DC33BB
HEX#DC33BB
RGBrgb(220, 51, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2, 0.7333
RGB percentages86.3%, 20%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(311.7, 70.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 76.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.8%, 15%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,431,163
CSS custom property--colour: #DC33BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#23CC44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A6EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7588B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E83E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8Violet · ΔE 25.6Hot pink · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33DC54
Analogous#A833DC, #DC3367
Triadic#BBDC33, #33BBDC
Split complementary#67DC33, #33DCA8
Tetradic#DCA833, #33DC54, #3367DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE1F5
Lighter +30%#F2B6E7
Lighter +20%#EB8AD8
Lighter +10%#E35FCA
Darker −10%#BC209D
Darker −20%#901979
Darker −30%#651154
Darker −40%#390A30
More saturated +25%#FA15CD
Less saturated −25%#BE51A9

Channel breakdown

R220
G51
B187
Red220 (86.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue311.72°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 33 · B BB

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