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Recognised as Colour

#DCA8D7

  • #DCA8D7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DCA8D7 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 168, 215 and HSL 306°, 43%, 76%. 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

#DCA8D7#DCA8D7
HEX#DCA8D7
RGBrgb(220, 168, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6588, 0.8431
RGB percentages86.3%, 65.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(305.8, 42.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.8, 23.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.6%, 2.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,461,143
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA8D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#235728

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A6B4D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BBD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E0ABB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A8DCAD
Analogous#C7A8DC, #DCA8BD
Triadic#D7DCA8, #A8D7DC
Split complementary#BDDCA8, #A8DCC7
Tetradic#DCC7A8, #A8DCAD, #A8BDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F1F8
Lighter +10%#EBCCE8
Darker −10%#CD84C6
Darker −20%#BF5FB6
Darker −30%#A8439E
Darker −40%#83357C
More saturated +25%#EB99E3
Less saturated −25%#CDB7CB

Channel breakdown

R220
G168
B215
Red220 (86.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue305.77°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A8 · B D7

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