Recognised as Colour
#DC8BE6
- #DC8BE6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DC8BE6 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 139, 230 and HSL 293°, 65%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DC8BE6#DC8BE6
HEX#DC8BE6
RGBrgb(220, 139, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5451, 0.902
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(293.4, 64.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 39.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,734
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8BE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#237419
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95E68B
Analogous#AE8BE6, #E68BC3
Triadic#E6DC8B, #8BE6DC
Split complementary#C3E68B, #8BE6AE
Tetradic#E6AE8B, #95E68B, #8BC3E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G139
B230
Red220 (86.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue293.41°
Saturation (HSL)64.54%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 8B · B E6
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