Colour

#DF00CD

#DF00CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DF00CD is a magenta with RGB values 223, 0, 205 and HSL 305°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DF00CD#DF00CD

HEX#DF00CD

RGBrgb(223, 0, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0, 0.8039

RGB percentages87.5%, 0%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(304.8, 100%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 100%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 8.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,614,733

CSS custom property--colour: #DF00CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#20FF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6685C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E93278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 20.6 Magenta · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3 Dark violet · ΔE 28.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 20.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00DF12

Analogous#8100DF, #DF005E

Triadic#CDDF00, #00CDDF

Split complementary#5EDF00, #00DF82

Tetradic#DF8200, #00DF12, #005DDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFACF8

Lighter +30%#FF79F4

Lighter +20%#FF46F0

Lighter +10%#FF13EC

Darker −10%#AC009E

Darker −20%#79006F

Darker −30%#460040

Darker −40%#130011

More saturated +25%#DF00CD

Less saturated −25%#C31CB6

Channel breakdown

R223

B205

Red223 (87.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue304.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 00 · B CD

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Colour values

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