Colour

#DC55DC

#DC55DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC55DC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 85, 220 and HSL 300°, 66%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC55DC#DC55DC

HEX#DC55DC

RGBrgb(220, 85, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3333, 0.8627

RGB percentages86.3%, 33.3%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(300, 65.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 61.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,439,900

CSS custom property--colour: #DC55DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#23AA23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4482E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7594D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E26691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Violet · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5 Purple · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DC55

Analogous#9955DC, #DC5599

Triadic#DCDC55, #55DCDC

Split complementary#99DC55, #55DC99

Tetradic#DC9955, #55DC55, #5599DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#F6D4F6

Lighter +20%#EDAAED

Lighter +10%#E57FE5

Darker −10%#D32BD3

Darker −20%#A823A8

Darker −30%#7E1A7E

Darker −40%#541154

More saturated +25%#F63BF6

Less saturated −25%#C26FC2

Channel breakdown

R220

G85

B220

Red220 (86.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)65.85%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR DC · G 55 · B DC

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Colour values

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