Colour

#DC44D3

#DC44D3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC44D3 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 68, 211 and HSL 304°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DC44D3

RGBrgb(220, 68, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2667, 0.8275

RGB percentages86.3%, 26.7%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(303.6, 68.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 69.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 69.1%, 4.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,435,539

CSS custom property--colour: #DC44D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#23BB2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3679D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#718ECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E45687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 23 Violet · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44DC4D

Analogous#9944DC, #DC4487

Triadic#D3DC44, #44D3DC

Split complementary#87DC44, #44DC99

Tetradic#DC9944, #44DC4D, #4487DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF0FB

Lighter +30%#F4C5F1

Lighter +20%#EC9AE7

Lighter +10%#E46FDD

Darker −10%#C825BE

Darker −20%#9D1D95

Darker −30%#72156C

Darker −40%#470D43

More saturated +25%#F828EB

Less saturated −25%#C060BB

Channel breakdown

R220

G68

B211

Red220 (86.3%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue303.55°

Saturation (HSL)68.47%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 44 · B D3

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Channel breakdown

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