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Recognised as Colour

#DC39C6

  • #DC39C6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC39C6 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 57, 198 and HSL 308°, 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

#DC39C6#DC39C6
HEX#DC39C6
RGBrgb(220, 57, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2235, 0.7765
RGB percentages86.3%, 22.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(308.1, 70%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.1, 74.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 10%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,432,710
CSS custom property--colour: #DC39C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#23C639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3673CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#728AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#E6487Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 22.3Violet · ΔE 24.6Dark magenta · ΔE 25.2Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39DC4F
Analogous#A139DC, #DC3975
Triadic#C6DC39, #39C6DC
Split complementary#75DC39, #39DCA0
Tetradic#DCA139, #39DC4F, #3975DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE6F8
Lighter +30%#F3BBEB
Lighter +20%#EB90DF
Lighter +10%#E464D2
Darker −10%#C022AB
Darker −20%#951A84
Darker −30%#69135E
Darker −40%#3E0B37
More saturated +25%#F91CDB
Less saturated −25%#BF56B1

Channel breakdown

R220
G57
B198
Red220 (86.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue308.1°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 39 · B C6

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