Colour
#DC87CC
- #DC87CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC87CC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 135, 204 and HSL 311°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC87CC#DC87CC
HEX#DC87CC
RGBrgb(220, 135, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5294, 0.8
RGB percentages86.3%, 52.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(311.3, 54.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 38.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 7.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,452,684
CSS custom property--colour: #DC87CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#237833
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87DC97
Analogous#C187DC, #DC87A2
Triadic#CCDC87, #87CCDC
Split complementary#A2DC87, #87DCC1
Tetradic#DCC287, #87DC97, #87A2DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G135
B204
Red220 (86.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue311.29°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 87 · B CC
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