Recognised as Colour
#FF99DC
- #FF99DC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#FF99DC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 153, 220 and HSL 321°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#FF99DC#FF99DC
HEX#FF99DC
RGBrgb(255, 153, 220)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6, 0.8627
RGB percentages100%, 60%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(320.6, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 13.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,068
CSS custom property--colour: #FF99DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#006623
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99FFBC
Analogous#EF99FF, #FF99A9
Triadic#DCFF99, #99DCFF
Split complementary#A9FF99, #99FFEF
Tetradic#FFEF99, #99FFBC, #99A9FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G153
B220
Red255 (100%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue320.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 99 · B DC
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