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Recognised as Colour

#DFA3E2

  • #DFA3E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DFA3E2 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 163, 226 and HSL 297°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DFA3E2#DFA3E2
HEX#DFA3E2
RGBrgb(223, 163, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6392, 0.8863
RGB percentages87.5%, 63.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(297.1, 52.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 27.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK1.3%, 27.9%, 0%, 11.4%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,656,482
CSS custom property--colour: #DFA3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#205C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9EB2E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBAE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E2A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 1.53, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A6E2A3
Analogous#BFA3E2, #E2A3C6
Triadic#E2DFA3, #A3E2DF
Split complementary#C5E2A3, #A3E2C0
Tetradic#E2C0A3, #A6E2A3, #A3C6E2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF1FA
Lighter +10%#ECCAEE
Darker −10%#D27CD6
Darker −20%#C455CA
Darker −30%#AE39B3
Darker −40%#882C8D
More saturated +25%#ED94F1
Less saturated −25%#D1B2D3

Channel breakdown

R223
G163
B226
Red223 (87.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue297.14°
Saturation (HSL)52.07%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G A3 · B E2

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