Recognised as Colour
#D98ECE
- #D98ECE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D98ECE is a magenta with RGB values 217, 142, 206 and HSL 309°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D98ECE#D98ECE
HEX#D98ECE
RGBrgb(217, 142, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5569, 0.8078
RGB percentages85.1%, 55.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(308.8, 49.7%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 34.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 34.6%, 5.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,257,870
CSS custom property--colour: #D98ECE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#267131
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8ED999
Analogous#BE8ED9, #D98EA9
Triadic#CED98E, #8ECED9
Split complementary#A8D98E, #8ED9BE
Tetradic#D9BF8E, #8ED999, #8EA9D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G142
B206
Red217 (85.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue308.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.67%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 8E · B CE
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