Recognised as Colour
#DC48A3
- #DC48A3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DC48A3 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 72, 163 and HSL 323°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DC48A3#DC48A3
HEX#DC48A3
RGBrgb(220, 72, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2824, 0.6392
RGB percentages86.3%, 28.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(323.1, 67.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 67.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 67.3%, 25.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,436,515
CSS custom property--colour: #DC48A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#23B75C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48DC81
Analogous#CB48DC, #DC4859
Triadic#A3DC48, #48A3DC
Split complementary#59DC48, #48DCCB
Tetradic#DCCB48, #48DC81, #4859DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G72
B163
Red220 (86.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue323.11°
Saturation (HSL)67.89%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 48 · B A3
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