Recognised as Colour
#DC85E2
- #DC85E2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DC85E2 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 133, 226 and HSL 296°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DC85E2#DC85E2
HEX#DC85E2
RGBrgb(220, 133, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5216, 0.8863
RGB percentages86.3%, 52.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(296.1, 61.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 41.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK2.7%, 41.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,452,194
CSS custom property--colour: #DC85E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#237A1D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BE285
Analogous#AE85E2, #E285BA
Triadic#E2DC85, #85E2DC
Split complementary#BAE285, #85E2AE
Tetradic#E2AE85, #8BE285, #85BAE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G133
B226
Red220 (86.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue296.13°
Saturation (HSL)61.59%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 85 · B E2
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