Colour
#DA8CD9
- #DA8CD9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DA8CD9 is a magenta with RGB values 218, 140, 217 and HSL 301°, 51%, 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
#DA8CD9#DA8CD9
HEX#DA8CD9
RGBrgb(218, 140, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.549, 0.851
RGB percentages85.5%, 54.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(300.8, 51.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.8, 35.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 35.8%, 0.5%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,322,905
CSS custom property--colour: #DA8CD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#257326
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CDA8D
Analogous#B48CDA, #DA8CB2
Triadic#D9DA8C, #8CD9DA
Split complementary#B2DA8C, #8CDAB4
Tetradic#DAB48C, #8CDA8D, #8CB2DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G140
B217
Red218 (85.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue300.77°
Saturation (HSL)51.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 8C · B D9
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