Recognised as Colour
#DC9BC6
- #DC9BC6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC9BC6 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 155, 198 and HSL 320°, 48%, 74%. 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
#DC9BC6#DC9BC6
HEX#DC9BC6
RGBrgb(220, 155, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6078, 0.7765
RGB percentages86.3%, 60.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(320.3, 48.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 29.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.5%, 10%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,798
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9BC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#236439
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 text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BDCB1
Analogous#D29BDC, #DC9BA5
Triadic#C6DC9B, #9BC6DC
Split complementary#A6DC9B, #9BDCD2
Tetradic#DCD29B, #9BDCB1, #9BA5DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G155
B198
Red220 (86.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue320.31°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 9B · B C6
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