Recognised as Colour

#D6AAD8

#D6AAD8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D6AAD8 is a magenta with RGB values 214, 170, 216 and HSL 297°, 37%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D6AAD8

RGBrgb(214, 170, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6667, 0.8471

RGB percentages83.9%, 66.7%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(297.4, 37.1%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 21.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK0.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,068,440

CSS custom property--colour: #D6AAD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

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

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#295527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7B5DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0BAD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D9AEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 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 text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10 Thistle · ΔE 14.3 Pink · ΔE 22.2 Light pink · ΔE 23.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACD8AA

Analogous#BFAAD8, #D8AAC3

Triadic#D8D6AA, #AAD8D6

Split complementary#C3D8AA, #AAD8BF

Tetradic#D8BFAA, #ACD8AA, #AAC3D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F0F8

Lighter +10%#E7CDE8

Darker −10%#C587C8

Darker −20%#B464B8

Darker −30%#9C49A0

Darker −40%#7A397D

More saturated +25%#E49BE8

Less saturated −25%#C8BAC9

Channel breakdown

R214

G170

B216

Red214 (83.9%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue297.39°

Saturation (HSL)37.1%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G AA · B D8

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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