Colour
#DC8BC2
- #DC8BC2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC8BC2 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 139, 194 and HSL 319°, 54%, 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 Plum.
Colour values
#DC8BC2#DC8BC2
HEX#DC8BC2
RGBrgb(220, 139, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5451, 0.7608
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(319.3, 53.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 36.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.8%, 11.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,698
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8BC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#23743D
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 text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BDCA5
Analogous#CE8BDC, #DC8B99
Triadic#C2DC8B, #8BC2DC
Split complementary#99DC8B, #8BDCCE
Tetradic#DCCE8B, #8BDCA5, #8B99DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G139
B194
Red220 (86.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue319.26°
Saturation (HSL)53.64%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8B · B C2
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