Recognised as Colour
#DC6DAB
- #DC6DAB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DC6DAB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 109, 171 and HSL 326°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DC6DAB#DC6DAB
HEX#DC6DAB
RGBrgb(220, 109, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4275, 0.6706
RGB percentages86.3%, 42.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(326.5, 61.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 50.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 50.5%, 22.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,445,995
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6DAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#239254
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6DDC9E
Analogous#D56DDC, #DC6D74
Triadic#ABDC6D, #6DABDC
Split complementary#73DC6D, #6DDCD5
Tetradic#DCD66D, #6DDC9E, #6D74DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G109
B171
Red220 (86.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue326.49°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 6D · B AB
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