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Recognised as Colour

#DC6CEA

  • #DC6CEA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC6CEA is a magenta with RGB values 220, 108, 234 and HSL 293°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC6CEA#DC6CEA
HEX#DC6CEA
RGBrgb(220, 108, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4235, 0.9176
RGB percentages86.3%, 42.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(293.3, 75%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 53.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK6%, 53.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,445,802
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#239315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5891EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DF7DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2Violet · ΔE 11.4Orchid · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AEA6C
Analogous#9D6CEA, #EA6CB9
Triadic#EADC6C, #6CEADC
Split complementary#B9EA6C, #6CEA9D
Tetradic#EA9D6C, #7AEA6C, #6CB9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2FD
Lighter +20%#F1C5F7
Lighter +10%#E799F0
Darker −10%#D13FE4
Darker −20%#BE1ED2
Darker −30%#9618A5
Darker −40%#6D1179
More saturated +25%#EC57FF
Less saturated −25%#CC81D5

Channel breakdown

R220
G108
B234
Red220 (86.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 6C · B EA

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