Recognised as Colour
#DF59CC
- #DF59CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DF59CC is a magenta with RGB values 223, 89, 204 and HSL 309°, 68%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DF59CC#DF59CC
HEX#DF59CC
RGBrgb(223, 89, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.349, 0.8
RGB percentages87.5%, 34.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(308.5, 67.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 60.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 8.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,637,516
CSS custom property--colour: #DF59CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#20A633
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59DF6C
Analogous#AF59DF, #DF5989
Triadic#CCDF59, #59CCDF
Split complementary#89DF59, #59DFAF
Tetradic#DFAF59, #59DF6C, #5989DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G89
B204
Red223 (87.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue308.51°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 59 · B CC
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