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Recognised as Colour

#DC8FBB

  • #DC8FBB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DC8FBB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 143, 187 and HSL 326°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DC8FBB#DC8FBB
HEX#DC8FBB
RGBrgb(220, 143, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5608, 0.7333
RGB percentages86.3%, 56.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(325.7, 52.4%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 35%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 35%, 15%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,454,715
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#237044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7ABB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E68F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.6Pale violetred · ΔE 16.9Light pink · ΔE 21.6Pink · ΔE 23.6Thistle · ΔE 25.2Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FDCB0
Analogous#D78FDC, #DC8F94
Triadic#BBDC8F, #8FBBDC
Split complementary#94DC8F, #8FDCD7
Tetradic#DCD68F, #8FDCB0, #8F94DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DDEA
Lighter +10%#E8B6D3
Darker −10%#D068A3
Darker −20%#C4418C
Darker −30%#A03271
Darker −40%#792655
More saturated +25%#EE7DBE
Less saturated −25%#CAA1B8

Channel breakdown

R220
G143
B187
Red220 (86.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8F · B BB

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