Recognised as Colour
#DFA0E4
- #DFA0E4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DFA0E4 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 160, 228 and HSL 296°, 56%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFA0E4#DFA0E4
HEX#DFA0E4
RGBrgb(223, 160, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6275, 0.8941
RGB percentages87.5%, 62.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(295.6, 55.7%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 29.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK2.2%, 29.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,655,716
CSS custom property--colour: #DFA0E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#205F1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5E4A0
Analogous#BDA0E4, #E4A0C7
Triadic#E4DFA0, #A0E4DF
Split complementary#C7E4A0, #A0E4BD
Tetradic#E4BDA0, #A5E4A0, #A0C7E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G160
B228
Red223 (87.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue295.59°
Saturation (HSL)55.74%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G A0 · B E4
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