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Recognised as Colour

#DC3495

  • #DC3495
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC3495 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 52, 149 and HSL 325°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DC3495#DC3495
HEX#DC3495
RGBrgb(220, 52, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2039, 0.5843
RGB percentages86.3%, 20.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(325.4, 70.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.4, 76.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.4%, 32.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,431,381
CSS custom property--colour: #DC3495;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#23CB6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526898no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#828691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EC2761no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7Hot pink · ΔE 15.6Deep pink · ΔE 16.7Orchid · ΔE 27.9Pale violetred · ΔE 30.3Dark magenta · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34DC7B
Analogous#CF34DC, #DC3441
Triadic#95DC34, #3495DC
Split complementary#41DC34, #34DCCF
Tetradic#DCCF34, #34DC7B, #3441DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE2F0
Lighter +30%#F3B7D9
Lighter +20%#EB8BC2
Lighter +10%#E35FAC
Darker −10%#BD217B
Darker −20%#91195E
Darker −30%#661142
Darker −40%#3A0A26
More saturated +25%#FA169A
Less saturated −25%#BE5290

Channel breakdown

R220
G52
B149
Red220 (86.3%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue325.36°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 34 · B 95

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