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Recognised as Colour

#DC35CA

  • #DC35CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC35CA is a magenta with RGB values 220, 53, 202 and HSL 306°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC35CA#DC35CA
HEX#DC35CA
RGBrgb(220, 53, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2078, 0.7922
RGB percentages86.3%, 20.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(306.5, 70.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 75.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.9%, 8.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,431,690
CSS custom property--colour: #DC35CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#23CA35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C72CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8AC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E6487Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Violet · ΔE 26.4Medium violet red · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35DC47
Analogous#9B35DC, #DC3576
Triadic#CADC35, #35CADC
Split complementary#76DC35, #35DC9B
Tetradic#DC9B35, #35DC47, #3576DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE3F8
Lighter +30%#F3B7EC
Lighter +20%#EB8CE1
Lighter +10%#E460D5
Darker −10%#BD21AC
Darker −20%#921985
Darker −30%#66125D
Darker −40%#3B0A36
More saturated +25%#FA17E1
Less saturated −25%#BE53B3

Channel breakdown

R220
G53
B202
Red220 (86.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue306.47°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 35 · B CA

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