Colour

#DFA8C9

#DFA8C9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#DFA8C9 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 168, 201 and HSL 324°, 46%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DFA8C9

RGBrgb(223, 168, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6588, 0.7882

RGB percentages87.5%, 65.9%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(324, 46.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324, 24.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 24.7%, 9.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,657,737

CSS custom property--colour: #DFA8C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#205736

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABB3CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7BBC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E6A8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.2 Plum · ΔE 15 Pink · ΔE 15.1 Light pink · ΔE 15.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A8DFBE

Analogous#DAA8DF, #DFA8AD

Triadic#C9DFA8, #A8C9DF

Split complementary#ADDFA8, #A8DFD9

Tetradic#DFD9A8, #A8DFBE, #A8ADDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF3F7

Lighter +10%#EDCDE0

Darker −10%#D183B2

Darker −20%#C45D9B

Darker −30%#AE4082

Darker −40%#893266

More saturated +25%#EE99CC

Less saturated −25%#D0B7C6

Channel breakdown

R223

G168

B201

Red223 (87.5%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue324°

Saturation (HSL)46.22%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G A8 · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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