Colour

#DF40E3

#DF40E3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DF40E3 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 64, 227 and HSL 299°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DF40E3#DF40E3

HEX#DF40E3

RGBrgb(223, 64, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.251, 0.8902

RGB percentages87.5%, 25.1%, 89%

HSLhsl(298.5, 74.4%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 71.8%, 89%)

CMYK1.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,631,139

CSS custom property--colour: #DF40E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#20BF1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#187CE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6990DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E55A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5 Magenta · ΔE 22.5 Dark violet · ΔE 26.2 Orchid · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44E340

Analogous#8E40E3, #E34095

Triadic#E3DF40, #40E3DF

Split complementary#96E340, #40E38E

Tetradic#E38E40, #44E340, #4095E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF2FD

Lighter +30%#F5C5F7

Lighter +20%#EE99F0

Lighter +10%#E66CEA

Darker −10%#CD1FD1

Darker −20%#A118A5

Darker −30%#761278

Darker −40%#4A0B4C

More saturated +25%#F925FE

Less saturated −25%#C55BC8

Channel breakdown

R223

G64

B227

Red223 (87.5%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue298.53°

Saturation (HSL)74.43%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G 40 · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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