Recognised as Colour
#DF309D
- #DF309D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DF309D is a magenta with RGB values 223, 48, 157 and HSL 323°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DF309D#DF309D
HEX#DF309D
RGBrgb(223, 48, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1882, 0.6157
RGB percentages87.5%, 18.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(322.6, 73.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 78.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 78.5%, 29.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,626,973
CSS custom property--colour: #DF309D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#20CF62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#30DF72
Analogous#C930DF, #DF3046
Triadic#9DDF30, #309DDF
Split complementary#45DF30, #30DFC9
Tetradic#DFCA30, #30DF72, #3046DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G48
B157
Red223 (87.5%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue322.63°
Saturation (HSL)73.22%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 30 · B 9D
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