Recognised as Colour
#DF74CD
- #DF74CD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DF74CD is a magenta with RGB values 223, 116, 205 and HSL 310°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DF74CD#DF74CD
HEX#DF74CD
RGBrgb(223, 116, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.4549, 0.8039
RGB percentages87.5%, 45.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(310.1, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.1, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 48%, 8.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,644,429
CSS custom property--colour: #DF74CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#208B32
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74DF86
Analogous#BB74DF, #DF7498
Triadic#CDDF74, #74CDDF
Split complementary#98DF74, #74DFBB
Tetradic#DFBB74, #74DF86, #7498DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G116
B205
Red223 (87.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue310.09°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 74 · B CD
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