Recognised as Colour
#DC70D8
- #DC70D8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC70D8 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 112, 216 and HSL 302°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DC70D8#DC70D8
HEX#DC70D8
RGBrgb(220, 112, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4392, 0.8471
RGB percentages86.3%, 43.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(302.2, 60.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 49.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.1%, 1.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,446,808
CSS custom property--colour: #DC70D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#238F27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70DC74
Analogous#AA70DC, #DC70A2
Triadic#D8DC70, #70D8DC
Split complementary#A2DC70, #70DCAA
Tetradic#DCAA70, #70DC74, #70A2DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G112
B216
Red220 (86.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue302.22°
Saturation (HSL)60.67%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 70 · B D8
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