Recognised as Colour
#DF8CC6
- #DF8CC6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DF8CC6 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 140, 198 and HSL 318°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DF8CC6#DF8CC6
HEX#DF8CC6
RGBrgb(223, 140, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.549, 0.7765
RGB percentages87.5%, 54.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(318.1, 56.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 37.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 11.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,650,566
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8CC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#207339
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CDFA5
Analogous#CF8CDF, #DF8C9C
Triadic#C6DF8C, #8CC6DF
Split complementary#9DDF8C, #8CDFCF
Tetradic#DFCE8C, #8CDFA5, #8C9CDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G140
B198
Red223 (87.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue318.07°
Saturation (HSL)56.46%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 8C · B C6
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