Recognised as Colour
#DC71C9
- #DC71C9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC71C9 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 113, 201 and HSL 311°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DC71C9#DC71C9
HEX#DC71C9
RGBrgb(220, 113, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4431, 0.7882
RGB percentages86.3%, 44.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(310.7, 60.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.7, 48.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 8.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,447,049
CSS custom property--colour: #DC71C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 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#238E36
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#71DC84
Analogous#B971DC, #DC7194
Triadic#C9DC71, #71C9DC
Split complementary#94DC71, #71DCB9
Tetradic#DCB971, #71DC84, #7194DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G113
B201
Red220 (86.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue310.65°
Saturation (HSL)60.45%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 71 · B C9
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