Recognised as Colour
#DC99FC
- #DC99FC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DC99FC is a violet with RGB values 220, 153, 252 and HSL 281°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DC99FC#DC99FC
HEX#DC99FC
RGBrgb(220, 153, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6, 0.9882
RGB percentages86.3%, 60%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(280.6, 94.3%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 39.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK12.7%, 39.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,340
CSS custom property--colour: #DC99FC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#236603
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9FC99
Analogous#AA99FC, #FC99EB
Triadic#FCDC99, #99FCDC
Split complementary#EBFC99, #99FCAA
Tetradic#FCAA99, #B9FC99, #99EBFC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G153
B252
Red220 (86.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue280.61°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 99 · B FC
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