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Recognised as Colour

#DF55DC

  • #DF55DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DF55DC is a magenta with RGB values 223, 85, 220 and HSL 301°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DF55DC#DF55DC
HEX#DF55DC
RGBrgb(223, 85, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.3333, 0.8627
RGB percentages87.5%, 33.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(301.3, 68.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 61.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 61.9%, 1.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,636,508
CSS custom property--colour: #DF55DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#20AA23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4683E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7795D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E66691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7Orchid · ΔE 17.2Violet · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6Dark magenta · ΔE 28Medium violet red · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55DF58
Analogous#9D55DF, #DF5597
Triadic#DCDF55, #55DCDF
Split complementary#97DF55, #55DF9D
Tetradic#DF9D55, #55DF58, #5597DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D6F7
Lighter +20%#EFABEE
Lighter +10%#E780E5
Darker −10%#D72AD3
Darker −20%#AD21AA
Darker −30%#821980
Darker −40%#581056
More saturated +25%#F83CF4
Less saturated −25%#C66EC4

Channel breakdown

R223
G85
B220
Red223 (87.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue301.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 55 · B DC

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