Colour

#DC36FF

#DC36FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DC36FF is a violet with RGB values 220, 54, 255 and HSL 290°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DC36FF#DC36FF

HEX#DC36FF

RGBrgb(220, 54, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2118, 1

RGB percentages86.3%, 21.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(289.6, 100%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 78.8%, 100%)

CMYK13.7%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,431,999

CSS custom property--colour: #DC36FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#23C900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#498FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DC639Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 14.4 Magenta · ΔE 14.4 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#59FF36

Analogous#7836FF, #FF36BD

Triadic#FFDC36, #36FFDC

Split complementary#BDFF36, #36FF78

Tetradic#FF7836, #59FF36, #36BDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7CFFF

Lighter +20%#EE9CFF

Lighter +10%#E569FF

Darker −10%#D303FF

Darker −20%#AB00CF

Darker −30%#81009C

Darker −40%#570069

More saturated +25%#DC36FF

Less saturated −25%#CC4FE6

Channel breakdown

R220

G54

B255

Red220 (86.3%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue289.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 36 · B FF

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