Recognised as Colour
#DC83DA
- #DC83DA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC83DA is a magenta with RGB values 220, 131, 218 and HSL 301°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DC83DA#DC83DA
HEX#DC83DA
RGBrgb(220, 131, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5137, 0.8549
RGB percentages86.3%, 51.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(301.3, 56%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 40.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 0.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,451,674
CSS custom property--colour: #DC83DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#237C25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83DC85
Analogous#B283DC, #DC83AD
Triadic#DADC83, #83DADC
Split complementary#ADDC83, #83DCB2
Tetradic#DCB283, #83DC85, #83ADDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G131
B218
Red220 (86.3%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue301.35°
Saturation (HSL)55.97%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 83 · B DA
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