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#DC20DD

#dc20dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc20dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 12.55% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.45% cyan, 85.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 299.68°, with 74.7% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.2147

Complementary

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #21dd20

Split complementary

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #80dd20
  3. #20dd7d

Analogous

  1. #7d20dd
  2. #dc20dd
  3. #dd2080

Triadic

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #dddc20
  3. #20dddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #dd2021
  3. #21dd20
  4. #20dddc

Square

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #dd7d20
  3. #21dd20
  4. #2080dd

Monochromatic

  1. #570d57
  2. #99169a
  3. #dc20dd
  4. #e761e8
  5. #f1a4f2

Shades

#dc20dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #c61dc7
  3. #b01ab1
  4. #9a169b
  5. #841385
  6. #6e106f
  7. #580d58
  8. #420a42
  9. #2c062c
  10. #160316
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc20dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #e036e0
  3. #e34de4
  4. #e763e7
  5. #ea79eb
  6. #ee90ee
  7. #f1a6f1
  8. #f5bcf5
  9. #f8d2f8
  10. #fce9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc20dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc20dd
  2. #d32ad4
  3. #ca33ca
  4. #c03dc1
  5. #b746b8
  6. #ae50af
  7. #a55aa5
  8. #9c639c
  9. #926d93
  10. #897689
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac67ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d88d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e34885 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e03baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc20dd {
  color: #dc20dd;
}
Background
.bg-dc20dd {
  background-color: #dc20dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc20dd {
  border: 2px solid #dc20dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc20dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 32 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc20dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc20dd, #dd2080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc20dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 32 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.89 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.19 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.94 #23df22 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#dc20dd  rgb(220, 32, 221)  hsl(300, 75%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#21dd20  rgb(33, 221, 32)  hsl(120, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dddc20  rgb(221, 220, 32)  hsl(60, 75%, 50%)  Titanium Yellow
#20dddc  rgb(32, 221, 220)  hsl(180, 75%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise