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Recognised as Colour

#DC49A6

  • #DC49A6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC49A6 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 73, 166 and HSL 322°, 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

#DC49A6#DC49A6
HEX#DC49A6
RGBrgb(220, 73, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2863, 0.651
RGB percentages86.3%, 28.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(322, 67.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 66.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 66.8%, 24.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,436,774
CSS custom property--colour: #DC49A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#23B659

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5973A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#858CA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EA4771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.1Hot pink · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 20Deep pink · ΔE 23.3Violet · ΔE 24.8Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49DC7F
Analogous#C849DC, #DC495C
Triadic#A6DC49, #49A6DC
Split complementary#5DDC49, #49DCC8
Tetradic#DCC849, #49DC7F, #495CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF4FA
Lighter +30%#F5C9E5
Lighter +20%#EC9FD0
Lighter +10%#E474BB
Darker −10%#CB278F
Darker −20%#A01F71
Darker −30%#751753
Darker −40%#4B0E34
More saturated +25%#F72EAD
Less saturated −25%#C1649F

Channel breakdown

R220
G73
B166
Red220 (86.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue322.04°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 49 · B A6

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