Recognised as Colour
#DF72BF
- #DF72BF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DF72BF is a magenta with RGB values 223, 114, 191 and HSL 318°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DF72BF#DF72BF
HEX#DF72BF
RGBrgb(223, 114, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.4471, 0.749
RGB percentages87.5%, 44.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(317.6, 63%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 48.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.9%, 14.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,643,903
CSS custom property--colour: #DF72BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#208D40
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72DF92
Analogous#C872DF, #DF7289
Triadic#BFDF72, #72BFDF
Split complementary#89DF72, #72DFC8
Tetradic#DFC872, #72DF92, #7289DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G114
B191
Red223 (87.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue317.61°
Saturation (HSL)63.01%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 72 · B BF
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