Recognised as Colour
#DC72CF
- #DC72CF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC72CF is a magenta with RGB values 220, 114, 207 and HSL 307°, 60%, 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
#DC72CF#DC72CF
HEX#DC72CF
RGBrgb(220, 114, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4471, 0.8118
RGB percentages86.3%, 44.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(307.4, 60.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.4, 48.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 5.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,447,311
CSS custom property--colour: #DC72CF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 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#8F8F8F
Inverted#238D30
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#72DC7F
Analogous#B472DC, #DC729A
Triadic#CFDC72, #72CFDC
Split complementary#9ADC72, #72DCB4
Tetradic#DCB472, #72DC7F, #729ADC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G114
B207
Red220 (86.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue307.36°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 72 · B CF
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