Colour
#D99CCB
- #D99CCB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D99CCB is a magenta with RGB values 217, 156, 203 and HSL 314°, 45%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D99CCB#D99CCB
HEX#D99CCB
RGBrgb(217, 156, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6118, 0.7961
RGB percentages85.1%, 61.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(313.8, 44.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 28.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 6.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,261,451
CSS custom property--colour: #D99CCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#266334
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CD9AA
Analogous#C99CD9, #D99CAD
Triadic#CBD99C, #9CCBD9
Split complementary#ADD99C, #9CD9C9
Tetradic#D9C89C, #9CD9AA, #9CADD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G156
B203
Red217 (85.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue313.77°
Saturation (HSL)44.53%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 9C · B CB
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