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Recognised as Colour

#DC74E5

  • #DC74E5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DC74E5 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 116, 229 and HSL 295°, 68%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DC74E5#DC74E5
HEX#DC74E5
RGBrgb(220, 116, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4549, 0.898
RGB percentages86.3%, 45.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(295.2, 68.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 49.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.9%, 49.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,447,845
CSS custom property--colour: #DC74E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33364WCAG 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 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#238B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6694E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E082A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.1Violet · ΔE 6.2Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2Hot pink · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DE574
Analogous#A474E5, #E574B5
Triadic#E5DC74, #74E5DC
Split complementary#B6E574, #74E5A4
Tetradic#E5A374, #7DE574, #74B5E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF5FD
Lighter +20%#F2CAF5
Lighter +10%#E79FED
Darker −10%#D149DD
Darker −20%#BF26CD
Darker −30%#971EA2
Darker −40%#6F1677
More saturated +25%#ED5FFA
Less saturated −25%#CB89D0

Channel breakdown

R220
G116
B229
Red220 (86.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue295.22°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 74 · B E5

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