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Recognised as Colour

#DF00A9

  • #DF00A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DF00A9 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 0, 169 and HSL 315°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DF00A9#DF00A9
HEX#DF00A9
RGBrgb(223, 0, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0, 0.6627
RGB percentages87.5%, 0%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(314.5, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 24.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,614,697
CSS custom property--colour: #DF00A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#20FF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3163ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7683A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EE0263no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7Deep pink · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2Hot pink · ΔE 29.1Medium orchid · ΔE 30Orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00DF36
Analogous#A600DF, #DF0039
Triadic#A9DF00, #00A9DF
Split complementary#39DF00, #00DFA6
Tetradic#DFA600, #00DF36, #0039DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFACEB
Lighter +30%#FF79DF
Lighter +20%#FF46D2
Lighter +10%#FF13C6
Darker −10%#AC0082
Darker −20%#79005C
Darker −30%#460035
Darker −40%#13000E
More saturated +25%#DF00A9
Less saturated −25%#C31C9B

Channel breakdown

R223
G0
B169
Red223 (87.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue314.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 00 · B A9

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