Colour

#DF00BB

#DF00BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#DF00BB is a magenta with RGB values 223, 0, 187 and HSL 310°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DF00BB#DF00BB

HEX#DF00BB

RGBrgb(223, 0, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0, 0.7333

RGB percentages87.5%, 0%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(309.7, 100%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 100%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 16.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,614,715

CSS custom property--colour: #DF00BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#20FF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A66BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F84B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79 from the original

Tritanopia#EC216Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 27 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 29 Magenta · ΔE 29 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 26.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00DF24

Analogous#9400DF, #DF004B

Triadic#BBDF00, #00BBDF

Split complementary#4BDF00, #00DF94

Tetradic#DF9400, #00DF24, #004CDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFACF2

Lighter +30%#FF79E9

Lighter +20%#FF46E1

Lighter +10%#FF13D9

Darker −10%#AC0090

Darker −20%#790065

Darker −30%#46003B

Darker −40%#130010

More saturated +25%#DF00BB

Less saturated −25%#C31CA8

Channel breakdown

R223

B187

Red223 (87.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue309.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 00 · B BB

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