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Recognised as Colour

#DC72EB

  • #DC72EB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DC72EB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 114, 235 and HSL 293°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DC72EB#DC72EB
HEX#DC72EB
RGBrgb(220, 114, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4471, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.3%, 44.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(292.6, 75.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 51.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 51.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,447,339
CSS custom property--colour: #DC72EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#238D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6094EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DF82A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9Orchid · ΔE 10Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81EB72
Analogous#A072EB, #EB72BD
Triadic#EBDC72, #72EBDC
Split complementary#BEEB72, #72EB9F
Tetradic#EBA072, #81EB72, #72BDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8FE
Lighter +20%#F2CBF8
Lighter +10%#E79FF1
Darker −10%#D145E5
Darker −20%#C11FD8
Darker −30%#9918AC
Darker −40%#71127F
More saturated +25%#EB5EFF
Less saturated −25%#CD86D7

Channel breakdown

R220
G114
B235
Red220 (86.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue292.56°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 72 · B EB

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