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Recognised as Colour

#DC3FC9

  • #DC3FC9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC3FC9 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 63, 201 and HSL 307°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC3FC9#DC3FC9
HEX#DC3FC9
RGBrgb(220, 63, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2471, 0.7882
RGB percentages86.3%, 24.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(307.3, 69.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 71.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 8.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,434,249
CSS custom property--colour: #DC3FC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#23C036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A75CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#738CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E64E80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 20.8Violet · ΔE 23.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.2Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FDC52
Analogous#A03FDC, #DC3F7B
Triadic#C9DC3F, #3FC9DC
Split complementary#7BDC3F, #3FDCA1
Tetradic#DCA13F, #3FDC52, #3F7ADC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBECFA
Lighter +30%#F4C0ED
Lighter +20%#EC95E1
Lighter +10%#E46AD5
Darker −10%#C424B1
Darker −20%#991C8A
Darker −30%#6E1463
Darker −40%#430C3C
More saturated +25%#F823DF
Less saturated −25%#C05BB3

Channel breakdown

R220
G63
B201
Red220 (86.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue307.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 3F · B C9

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