Recognised as Colour
#DF299B
- #DF299B
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DF299B is a magenta with RGB values 223, 41, 155 and HSL 322°, 74%, 52%. 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
#DF299B#DF299B
HEX#DF299B
RGBrgb(223, 41, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1608, 0.6078
RGB percentages87.5%, 16.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(322.4, 74%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 81.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 81.6%, 30.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,625,179
CSS custom property--colour: #DF299B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#20D664
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29DF6D
Analogous#C829DF, #DF2940
Triadic#9BDF29, #299BDF
Split complementary#40DF29, #29DFC8
Tetradic#DFC829, #29DF6D, #2940DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G41
B155
Red223 (87.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue322.42°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 29 · B 9B
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