Colour
#DCAFD8
- #DCAFD8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCAFD8 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 175, 216 and HSL 305°, 39%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCAFD8#DCAFD8
HEX#DCAFD8
RGBrgb(220, 175, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6863, 0.8471
RGB percentages86.3%, 68.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(305.3, 39.1%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 20.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 1.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,936
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAFD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#235027
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFDCB3
Analogous#CAAFDC, #DCAFC2
Triadic#D8DCAF, #AFD8DC
Split complementary#C2DCAF, #AFDCCA
Tetradic#DCCAAF, #AFDCB3, #AFC2DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G175
B216
Red220 (86.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue305.33°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AF · B D8
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