Recognised as Colour
#DC72C5
- #DC72C5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC72C5 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 114, 197 and HSL 313°, 60%, 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
#DC72C5#DC72C5
HEX#DC72C5
RGBrgb(220, 114, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4471, 0.7725
RGB percentages86.3%, 44.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(313, 60.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313, 48.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 10.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,447,301
CSS custom property--colour: #DC72C5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#238D3A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72DC89
Analogous#BE72DC, #DC7290
Triadic#C5DC72, #72C5DC
Split complementary#90DC72, #72DCBE
Tetradic#DCBE72, #72DC89, #7290DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G114
B197
Red220 (86.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue313.02°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 72 · B C5
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