Colour
#DC9DDF
- #DC9DDF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC9DDF is a magenta with RGB values 220, 157, 223 and HSL 297°, 51%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC9DDF#DC9DDF
HEX#DC9DDF
RGBrgb(220, 157, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6157, 0.8745
RGB percentages86.3%, 61.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(297.3, 50.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 29.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK1.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,335
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9DDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#236220
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0DF9D
Analogous#BB9DDF, #DF9DC1
Triadic#DFDC9D, #9DDFDC
Split complementary#C1DF9D, #9DDFBB
Tetradic#DFBB9D, #A0DF9D, #9DC1DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G157
B223
Red220 (86.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue297.27°
Saturation (HSL)50.77%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 9D · B DF
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