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Recognised as Colour

#DF99BE

  • #DF99BE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DF99BE is a magenta with RGB values 223, 153, 190 and HSL 328°, 52%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DF99BE#DF99BE
HEX#DF99BE
RGBrgb(223, 153, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6, 0.7451
RGB percentages87.5%, 60%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(328.3, 52.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.3, 31.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 14.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,653,886
CSS custom property--colour: #DF99BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#206641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA7BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E898A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8Light pink · ΔE 17.2Pink · ΔE 18.8Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99DFBA
Analogous#DD99DF, #DF999B
Triadic#BEDF99, #99BEDF
Split complementary#9BDF99, #99DFDD
Tetradic#DFDD99, #99DFBA, #999BDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E7EF
Lighter +10%#EBC0D7
Darker −10%#D372A5
Darker −20%#C74B8D
Darker −30%#AA3573
Darker −40%#832959
More saturated +25%#F088BF
Less saturated −25%#CEAABD

Channel breakdown

R223
G153
B190
Red223 (87.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue328.29°
Saturation (HSL)52.24%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 99 · B BE

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