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Recognised as Colour

#DF00DF

  • #DF00DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DF00DF is a magenta with RGB values 223, 0, 223 and HSL 300°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DF00DF#DF00DF
HEX#DF00DF
RGBrgb(223, 0, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0, 0.8745
RGB percentages87.5%, 0%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,614,751
CSS custom property--colour: #DF00DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#20FF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A87DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E64083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 13.3Magenta · ΔE 13.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26Blue violet · ΔE 29.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00DF00
Analogous#7000DF, #DF0070
Triadic#DFDF00, #00DFDF
Split complementary#70DF00, #00DF70
Tetradic#DF7000, #00DF00, #0070DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFACFF
Lighter +30%#FF79FF
Lighter +20%#FF46FF
Lighter +10%#FF13FF
Darker −10%#AC00AC
Darker −20%#790079
Darker −30%#460046
Darker −40%#130013
More saturated +25%#DF00DF
Less saturated −25%#C31CC3

Channel breakdown

R223
G0
B223
Red223 (87.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DF · G 00 · B DF

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