Recognised as Colour
#DC8CDC
- #DC8CDC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC8CDC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 140, 220 and HSL 300°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC8CDC#DC8CDC
HEX#DC8CDC
RGBrgb(220, 140, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.549, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(300, 53.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 36.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,980
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8CDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#237323
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CDC8C
Analogous#B48CDC, #DC8CB4
Triadic#DCDC8C, #8CDCDC
Split complementary#B4DC8C, #8CDCB4
Tetradic#DCB48C, #8CDC8C, #8CB4DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G140
B220
Red220 (86.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)53.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DC · G 8C · B DC
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