Colour

#DC99D3

#DC99D3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DC99D3 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 153, 211 and HSL 308°, 49%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DC99D3

RGBrgb(220, 153, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6, 0.8275

RGB percentages86.3%, 60%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(308.1, 48.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.1, 30.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 30.5%, 4.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,457,299

CSS custom property--colour: #DC99D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#23662C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A9D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7B2D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E29DAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 3.5 Thistle · ΔE 24.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4 Light pink · ΔE 27.2 Orchid · ΔE 27.2 Pink · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 3.54, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99DCA2

Analogous#C499DC, #DC99B2

Triadic#D3DC99, #99D3DC

Split complementary#B2DC99, #99DCC4

Tetradic#DCC499, #99DCA2, #99B2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E5F4

Lighter +10%#E9BFE3

Darker −10%#CF73C3

Darker −20%#C24DB2

Darker −30%#A43895

Darker −40%#7E2B73

More saturated +25%#ED88E0

Less saturated −25%#CBAAC6

Channel breakdown

R220

G153

B211

Red220 (86.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue308.06°

Saturation (HSL)48.91%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 99 · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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