Recognised as Colour
#DC99DF
- #DC99DF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC99DF is a magenta with RGB values 220, 153, 223 and HSL 297°, 52%, 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
#DC99DF#DC99DF
HEX#DC99DF
RGBrgb(220, 153, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6, 0.8745
RGB percentages86.3%, 60%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(297.4, 52.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 31.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK1.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,311
CSS custom property--colour: #DC99DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#236620
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CDF99
Analogous#B999DF, #DF99BF
Triadic#DFDC99, #99DFDC
Split complementary#BFDF99, #99DFB9
Tetradic#DFB999, #9CDF99, #99BFDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G153
B223
Red220 (86.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue297.43°
Saturation (HSL)52.24%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 99 · B DF
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