Recognised as Colour
#DCA7E6
- #DCA7E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DCA7E6 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 167, 230 and HSL 290°, 56%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCA7E6#DCA7E6
HEX#DCA7E6
RGBrgb(220, 167, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6549, 0.902
RGB percentages86.3%, 65.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(290.5, 55.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 27.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,902
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA7E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#235819
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1E6A7
Analogous#BCA7E6, #E6A7D1
Triadic#E6DCA7, #A7E6DC
Split complementary#D1E6A7, #A7E6BD
Tetradic#E6BDA7, #B1E6A7, #A7D1E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G167
B230
Red220 (86.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue290.48°
Saturation (HSL)55.75%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G A7 · B E6
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