Recognised as Colour
#DC8ACE
- #DC8ACE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC8ACE is a magenta with RGB values 220, 138, 206 and HSL 310°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC8ACE#DC8ACE
HEX#DC8ACE
RGBrgb(220, 138, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5412, 0.8078
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(310.2, 53.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 37.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 6.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,454
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8ACE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#237531
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8ADC98
Analogous#C18ADC, #DC8AA5
Triadic#CEDC8A, #8ACEDC
Split complementary#A5DC8A, #8ADCC1
Tetradic#DCC18A, #8ADC98, #8AA5DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G138
B206
Red220 (86.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue310.24°
Saturation (HSL)53.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8A · B CE
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