Recognised as Colour
#DC9BC9
- #DC9BC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC9BC9 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 155, 201 and HSL 318°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC9BC9#DC9BC9
HEX#DC9BC9
RGBrgb(220, 155, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6078, 0.7882
RGB percentages86.3%, 60.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(317.5, 48.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 29.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.5%, 8.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,801
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9BC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#236436
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BDCAE
Analogous#CF9BDC, #DC9BA9
Triadic#C9DC9B, #9BC9DC
Split complementary#A9DC9B, #9BDCCF
Tetradic#DCCF9B, #9BDCAE, #9BA9DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G155
B201
Red220 (86.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue317.54°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 9B · B C9
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