Recognised as Colour
#DC44A5
- #DC44A5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DC44A5 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 68, 165 and HSL 322°, 68%, 56%. 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 violet red.
Colour values
#DC44A5#DC44A5
HEX#DC44A5
RGBrgb(220, 68, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2667, 0.6471
RGB percentages86.3%, 26.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(321.7, 68.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 69.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 69.1%, 25%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,435,493
CSS custom property--colour: #DC44A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#23BB5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44DC7B
Analogous#C744DC, #DC4459
Triadic#A5DC44, #44A5DC
Split complementary#59DC44, #44DCC7
Tetradic#DCC744, #44DC7B, #4459DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G68
B165
Red220 (86.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue321.71°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 44 · B A5
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