Recognised as Colour
#DCABE4
- #DCABE4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DCABE4 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 171, 228 and HSL 292°, 51%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCABE4#DCABE4
HEX#DCABE4
RGBrgb(220, 171, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6706, 0.8941
RGB percentages86.3%, 67.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(291.6, 51.4%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 25%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.5%, 25%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,461,924
CSS custom property--colour: #DCABE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#23541B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3E4AB
Analogous#BFABE4, #E4ABD0
Triadic#E4DCAB, #ABE4DC
Split complementary#D0E4AB, #ABE4C0
Tetradic#E4C0AB, #B3E4AB, #ABD0E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G171
B228
Red220 (86.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue291.58°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G AB · B E4
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