Recognised as Colour
#DF8BEB
- #DF8BEB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DF8BEB is a magenta with RGB values 223, 139, 235 and HSL 293°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DF8BEB#DF8BEB
HEX#DF8BEB
RGBrgb(223, 139, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5451, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.5%, 54.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(292.5, 70.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 40.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.1%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,650,347
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8BEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#207414
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97EB8B
Analogous#AF8BEB, #EB8BC7
Triadic#EBDF8B, #8BEBDF
Split complementary#C7EB8B, #8BEBAF
Tetradic#EBAF8B, #97EB8B, #8BC7EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G139
B235
Red223 (87.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue292.5°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 8B · B EB
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