Colour
#DF42A0
- #DF42A0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DF42A0 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 66, 160 and HSL 324°, 71%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DF42A0#DF42A0
HEX#DF42A0
RGBrgb(223, 66, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.2588, 0.6275
RGB percentages87.5%, 25.9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(324.1, 71%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.1, 70.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 70.4%, 28.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,631,584
CSS custom property--colour: #DF42A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#20BD5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42DF81
Analogous#D042DF, #DF4251
Triadic#A0DF42, #42A0DF
Split complementary#51DF42, #42DFD0
Tetradic#DFD042, #42DF81, #4251DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G66
B160
Red223 (87.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue324.08°
Saturation (HSL)71.04%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 42 · B A0
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page