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Recognised as Colour

#DC70EF

  • #DC70EF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC70EF is a magenta with RGB values 220, 112, 239 and HSL 291°, 80%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC70EF#DC70EF
HEX#DC70EF
RGBrgb(220, 112, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4392, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.3%, 43.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(291, 79.9%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 53.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.9%, 53.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,446,831
CSS custom property--colour: #DC70EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#238F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A94F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DE82A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7Violet · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 12.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83EF70
Analogous#9D70EF, #EF70C2
Triadic#EFDC70, #70EFDC
Split complementary#C3EF70, #70EF9C
Tetradic#EF9C70, #83EF70, #70C3EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAFE
Lighter +20%#F2CCF9
Lighter +10%#E79EF4
Darker −10%#D142EA
Darker −20%#C219E0
Darker −30%#9A14B2
Darker −40%#730F84
More saturated +25%#E760FF
Less saturated −25%#CE84DB

Channel breakdown

R220
G112
B239
Red220 (86.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue291.02°
Saturation (HSL)79.87%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 70 · B EF

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