Recognised as Colour
#DC70CE
- #DC70CE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC70CE is a magenta with RGB values 220, 112, 206 and HSL 308°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DC70CE#DC70CE
HEX#DC70CE
RGBrgb(220, 112, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4392, 0.8078
RGB percentages86.3%, 43.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(307.8, 60.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 49.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.1%, 6.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,446,798
CSS custom property--colour: #DC70CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#238F31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70DC7E
Analogous#B470DC, #DC7098
Triadic#CEDC70, #70CEDC
Split complementary#98DC70, #70DCB4
Tetradic#DCB470, #70DC7E, #7098DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G112
B206
Red220 (86.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue307.78°
Saturation (HSL)60.67%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 70 · B CE
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