Recognised as Colour
#DC97E1
- #DC97E1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC97E1 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 151, 225 and HSL 296°, 55%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC97E1#DC97E1
HEX#DC97E1
RGBrgb(220, 151, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5922, 0.8824
RGB percentages86.3%, 59.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(295.9, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,456,801
CSS custom property--colour: #DC97E1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#23681E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CE197
Analogous#B797E1, #E197C1
Triadic#E1DC97, #97E1DC
Split complementary#C1E197, #97E1B7
Tetradic#E1B797, #9CE197, #97C1E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G151
B225
Red220 (86.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue295.95°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 97 · B E1
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