Recognised as Colour
#D6B4CD
- #D6B4CD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6B4CD is a magenta with RGB values 214, 180, 205 and HSL 316°, 29%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6B4CD#D6B4CD
HEX#D6B4CD
RGBrgb(214, 180, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7059, 0.8039
RGB percentages83.9%, 70.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(315.9, 29.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.9, 15.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 4.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,989
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B4CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#294B32
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4D6BD
Analogous#CEB4D6, #D6B4BC
Triadic#CDD6B4, #B4CDD6
Split complementary#BCD6B4, #B4D6CE
Tetradic#D6CEB4, #B4D6BD, #B4BCD6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G180
B205
Red214 (83.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue315.88°
Saturation (HSL)29.31%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G B4 · B CD
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