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Recognised as Colour

#DCA4D8

  • #DCA4D8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DCA4D8 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 164, 216 and HSL 304°, 44%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DCA4D8#DCA4D8
HEX#DCA4D8
RGBrgb(220, 164, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6431, 0.8471
RGB percentages86.3%, 64.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(304.3, 44.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 25.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 1.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,120
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA4D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#235B27

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A2B1DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB9D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#E0A8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A4DCA8
Analogous#C4A4DC, #DCA4BC
Triadic#D8DCA4, #A4D8DC
Split complementary#BCDCA4, #A4DCC4
Tetradic#DCC4A4, #A4DCA8, #A4BCDC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EEF8
Lighter +10%#EAC9E8
Darker −10%#CE7FC8
Darker −20%#C05AB8
Darker −30%#A7409F
Darker −40%#82327C
More saturated +25%#EC94E5
Less saturated −25%#CCB4CA

Channel breakdown

R220
G164
B216
Red220 (86.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue304.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A4 · B D8

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