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Recognised as Colour

#DC59A2

  • #DC59A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DC59A2 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 89, 162 and HSL 327°, 65%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DC59A2#DC59A2
HEX#DC59A2
RGBrgb(220, 89, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.349, 0.6353
RGB percentages86.3%, 34.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(326.6, 65.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.6, 59.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 59.5%, 26.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,440,866
CSS custom property--colour: #DC59A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#23A65D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697BA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D919Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EA5576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.5Medium violet red · ΔE 17.5Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 21.9Violet · ΔE 26.6Deep pink · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59DC93
Analogous#D559DC, #DC5960
Triadic#A2DC59, #59A2DC
Split complementary#61DC59, #59DCD5
Tetradic#DCD559, #59DC93, #5960DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D7E9
Lighter +20%#EEADD1
Lighter +10%#E583BA
Darker −10%#D32F8A
Darker −20%#AB246F
Darker −30%#811B54
Darker −40%#571238
More saturated +25%#F540A5
Less saturated −25%#C3729F

Channel breakdown

R220
G89
B162
Red220 (86.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue326.56°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 59 · B A2

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