Colour
#DCA5E6
- #DCA5E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DCA5E6 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 165, 230 and HSL 291°, 57%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCA5E6#DCA5E6
HEX#DCA5E6
RGBrgb(220, 165, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6471, 0.902
RGB percentages86.3%, 64.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(290.8, 56.5%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 28.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 28.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,390
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA5E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#235A19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFE6A5
Analogous#BCA5E6, #E6A5CF
Triadic#E6DCA5, #A5E6DC
Split complementary#CFE6A5, #A5E6BC
Tetradic#E6BCA5, #AFE6A5, #A5CFE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G165
B230
Red220 (86.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue290.77°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G A5 · B E6
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