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Recognised as Colour

#DC6BE0

  • #DC6BE0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DC6BE0 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 107, 224 and HSL 298°, 65%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DC6BE0#DC6BE0
HEX#DC6BE0
RGBrgb(220, 107, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4196, 0.8784
RGB percentages86.3%, 42%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(297.9, 65.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.9, 52.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK1.8%, 52.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,445,536
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#23941F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#819CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E1799Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.5Violet · ΔE 8.7Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1Hot pink · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FE06B
Analogous#A26BE0, #E06BA9
Triadic#E0DC6B, #6BE0DC
Split complementary#AAE06B, #6BE0A2
Tetradic#E0A26B, #6FE06B, #6BA9E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEAFA
Lighter +20%#F0BFF2
Lighter +10%#E695E9
Darker −10%#D241D7
Darker −20%#B828BD
Darker −30%#8F1F93
Darker −40%#661669
More saturated +25%#F155F6
Less saturated −25%#C781CA

Channel breakdown

R220
G107
B224
Red220 (86.3%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue297.95°
Saturation (HSL)65.36%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 6B · B E0

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