Colour
#D6BBD6
- #D6BBD6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6BBD6 is a magenta with RGB values 214, 187, 214 and HSL 300°, 25%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6BBD6#D6BBD6
HEX#D6BBD6
RGBrgb(214, 187, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7333, 0.8392
RGB percentages83.9%, 73.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(300, 24.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 12.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,072,790
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BBD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#294429
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBD6BB
Analogous#C9BBD6, #D6BBC9
Triadic#D6D6BB, #BBD6D6
Split complementary#C9D6BB, #BBD6C9
Tetradic#D6C9BB, #BBD6BB, #BBC9D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G187
B214
Red214 (83.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)24.77%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR D6 · G BB · B D6
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