Recognised as Colour
#DF1591
- #DF1591
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DF1591 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 21, 145 and HSL 323°, 83%, 48%. 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
#DF1591#DF1591
HEX#DF1591
RGBrgb(223, 21, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.0824, 0.5686
RGB percentages87.5%, 8.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(323.2, 82.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.2, 90.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.6%, 35%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,620,049
CSS custom property--colour: #DF1591;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#20EA6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15DF63
Analogous#C815DF, #DF152C
Triadic#91DF15, #1591DF
Split complementary#2CDF15, #15DFC8
Tetradic#DFC815, #15DF63, #152CDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G21
B145
Red223 (87.5%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue323.17°
Saturation (HSL)82.79%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 15 · B 91
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