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Recognised as Colour

#DC6DF2

  • #DC6DF2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC6DF2 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 109, 242 and HSL 290°, 84%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC6DF2#DC6DF2
HEX#DC6DF2
RGBrgb(220, 109, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4275, 0.949
RGB percentages86.3%, 42.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(290.1, 83.6%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 55%, 94.9%)
CMYK9.1%, 55%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,446,066
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6DF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#23920D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5493F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#799FEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DE80A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7Violet · ΔE 14.3Orchid · ΔE 15.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83F26D
Analogous#9A6DF2, #F26DC5
Triadic#F2DC6D, #6DF2DC
Split complementary#C6F26D, #6DF299
Tetradic#F2996D, #83F26D, #6DC5F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF9FF
Lighter +20%#F2CBFA
Lighter +10%#E79CF6
Darker −10%#D13EEE
Darker −20%#C214E5
Darker −30%#9A10B6
Darker −40%#730C87
More saturated +25%#E560FF
Less saturated −25%#CF81DE

Channel breakdown

R220
G109
B242
Red220 (86.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue290.08°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 6D · B F2

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