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Recognised as Colour

#D6BED8

  • #D6BED8
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D6BED8 is a magenta with RGB values 214, 190, 216 and HSL 295°, 25%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D6BED8#D6BED8
HEX#D6BED8
RGBrgb(214, 190, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7451, 0.8471
RGB percentages83.9%, 74.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(295.4, 25%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.4, 12%, 84.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 12%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,073,560
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BED8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#294127

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC4D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C6D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D7C0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 0.8Lavender · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 16.5Light grey · ΔE 17.1Pink · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 0.78, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0D8BE
Analogous#C9BED8, #D8BECD
Triadic#D8D6BE, #BED8D6
Split complementary#CDD8BE, #BED8C9
Tetradic#D8C9BE, #C0D8BE, #BECDD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#EADEEB
Darker −10%#C29EC5
Darker −20%#AE7EB2
Darker −30%#995F9E
Darker −40%#7A4C7E
More saturated +25%#E1B1E5
Less saturated −25%#CBCBCB

Channel breakdown

R214
G190
B216
Red214 (83.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue295.38°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G BE · B D8

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