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Recognised as Colour

#DC4DDC

  • #DC4DDC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC4DDC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 77, 220 and HSL 300°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC4DDC#DC4DDC
HEX#DC4DDC
RGBrgb(220, 77, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.302, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.3%, 30.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(300, 67.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 65%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 65%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,437,852
CSS custom property--colour: #DC4DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#23B223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#397FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7191D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E3618Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8Fuchsia · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DDC4D
Analogous#954DDC, #DC4D95
Triadic#DCDC4D, #4DDCDC
Split complementary#95DC4D, #4DDC95
Tetradic#DC954D, #4DDC4D, #4D95DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF7FE
Lighter +30%#F5CDF5
Lighter +20%#EDA2ED
Lighter +10%#E478E4
Darker −10%#CE28CE
Darker −20%#A320A3
Darker −30%#781878
Darker −40%#4E0F4E
More saturated +25%#F732F7
Less saturated −25%#C168C1

Channel breakdown

R220
G77
B220
Red220 (86.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)67.14%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DC · G 4D · B DC

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