Recognised as Colour
#DC99DE
- #DC99DE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC99DE is a magenta with RGB values 220, 153, 222 and HSL 298°, 51%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC99DE#DC99DE
HEX#DC99DE
RGBrgb(220, 153, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.3%, 60%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(298.3, 51.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 31.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.9%, 31.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,310
CSS custom property--colour: #DC99DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#236621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BDE99
Analogous#BA99DE, #DE99BE
Triadic#DEDC99, #99DEDC
Split complementary#BEDE99, #99DEBA
Tetradic#DEBA99, #9BDE99, #99BEDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G153
B222
Red220 (86.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue298.26°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 99 · B DE
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