Recognised as Colour
#DF8EDB
- #DF8EDB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DF8EDB is a magenta with RGB values 223, 142, 219 and HSL 303°, 56%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DF8EDB#DF8EDB
HEX#DF8EDB
RGBrgb(223, 142, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5569, 0.8588
RGB percentages87.5%, 55.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(303, 55.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303, 36.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 1.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,651,099
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8EDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 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#A5A5A5
Inverted#207124
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#8EDF92
Analogous#BB8EDF, #DF8EB2
Triadic#DBDF8E, #8EDBDF
Split complementary#B2DF8E, #8EDFBB
Tetradic#DFBB8E, #8EDF92, #8EB2DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G142
B219
Red223 (87.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue302.96°
Saturation (HSL)55.86%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 8E · B DB
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