Recognised as Colour
#D6BBDB
- #D6BBDB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6BBDB is a magenta with RGB values 214, 187, 219 and HSL 291°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6BBDB#D6BBDB
HEX#D6BBDB
RGBrgb(214, 187, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7333, 0.8588
RGB percentages83.9%, 73.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(290.6, 30.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 14.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK2.3%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,072,795
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BBDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#294424
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0DBBB
Analogous#C6BBDB, #DBBBD0
Triadic#DBD6BB, #BBDBD6
Split complementary#D0DBBB, #BBDBC6
Tetradic#DBC6BB, #C0DBBB, #BBD0DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G187
B219
Red214 (83.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue290.63°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G BB · B DB
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