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Recognised as Colour

#DF42B1

  • #DF42B1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DF42B1 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 66, 177 and HSL 318°, 71%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DF42B1#DF42B1
HEX#DF42B1
RGBrgb(223, 66, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.2588, 0.6941
RGB percentages87.5%, 25.9%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(317.6, 71%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 70.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 70.4%, 20.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,631,601
CSS custom property--colour: #DF42B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#20BD4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5073B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#818CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ED4474no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.5Orchid · ΔE 19.2Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 23.3Deep pink · ΔE 24.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42DF70
Analogous#BE42DF, #DF4263
Triadic#B1DF42, #42B1DF
Split complementary#62DF42, #42DFBE
Tetradic#DFBF42, #42DF70, #4263DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF0F9
Lighter +30%#F5C5E7
Lighter +20%#EE99D5
Lighter +10%#E66EC3
Darker −10%#CC229A
Darker −20%#A01B79
Darker −30%#741458
Darker −40%#490C37
More saturated +25%#FB26BC
Less saturated −25%#C35EA6

Channel breakdown

R223
G66
B177
Red223 (87.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue317.58°
Saturation (HSL)71.04%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 42 · B B1

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