Recognised as Colour
#DCA9DA
- #DCA9DA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DCA9DA is a magenta with RGB values 220, 169, 218 and HSL 302°, 42%, 76%. 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
#DCA9DA#DCA9DA
HEX#DCA9DA
RGBrgb(220, 169, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6627, 0.8549
RGB percentages86.3%, 66.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(302.4, 42.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.4, 23.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.2%, 0.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,461,402
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA9DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#235625
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 text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9DCAB
Analogous#C5A9DC, #DCA9C0
Triadic#DADCA9, #A9DADC
Split complementary#C0DCA9, #A9DCC4
Tetradic#DCC4A9, #A9DCAB, #A9C0DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G169
B218
Red220 (86.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue302.35°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A9 · B DA
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