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Colour

#DC4DCD

  • #DC4DCD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC4DCD is a magenta with RGB values 220, 77, 205 and HSL 306°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC4DCD#DC4DCD
HEX#DC4DCD
RGBrgb(220, 77, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.302, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.3%, 30.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(306.3, 67.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 65%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 65%, 6.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,437,837
CSS custom property--colour: #DC4DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#23B232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7890C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E55A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Orchid · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 18.5Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DDC5C
Analogous#A34DDC, #DC4D86
Triadic#CDDC4D, #4DCDDC
Split complementary#86DC4D, #4DDCA3
Tetradic#DCA44D, #4DDC5C, #4D86DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF7FD
Lighter +30%#F5CDF1
Lighter +20%#EDA2E5
Lighter +10%#E478D9
Darker −10%#CE28BC
Darker −20%#A32095
Darker −30%#78186E
Darker −40%#4E0F47
More saturated +25%#F732E2
Less saturated −25%#C168B8

Channel breakdown

R220
G77
B205
Red220 (86.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue306.29°
Saturation (HSL)67.14%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 4D · B CD

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