Recognised as Colour
#D8A6C6
- #D8A6C6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8A6C6 is a magenta with RGB values 216, 166, 198 and HSL 322°, 39%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8A6C6#D8A6C6
HEX#D8A6C6
RGBrgb(216, 166, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.651, 0.7765
RGB percentages84.7%, 65.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(321.6, 39.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 23.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 8.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,198,470
CSS custom property--colour: #D8A6C6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#275939
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6D8B8
Analogous#D1A6D8, #D8A6AD
Triadic#C6D8A6, #A6C6D8
Split complementary#ADD8A6, #A6D8D1
Tetradic#D8D1A6, #A6D8B8, #A6ADD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G166
B198
Red216 (84.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue321.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G A6 · B C6
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