Recognised as Colour
#DC78BC
- #DC78BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC78BC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 120, 188 and HSL 319°, 59%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DC78BC#DC78BC
HEX#DC78BC
RGBrgb(220, 120, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4706, 0.7373
RGB percentages86.3%, 47.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(319.2, 58.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.2, 45.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 14.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,448,828
CSS custom property--colour: #DC78BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#238743
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78DC98
Analogous#CA78DC, #DC788A
Triadic#BCDC78, #78BCDC
Split complementary#8ADC78, #78DCCA
Tetradic#DCCA78, #78DC98, #788ADC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G120
B188
Red220 (86.3%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue319.2°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 78 · B BC
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