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Recognised as Colour

#D8A6CC

  • #D8A6CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D8A6CC is a magenta with RGB values 216, 166, 204 and HSL 314°, 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 Plum.

Colour values

#D8A6CC#D8A6CC
HEX#D8A6CC
RGBrgb(216, 166, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.651, 0.8
RGB percentages84.7%, 65.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(314.4, 39.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 23.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 5.6%, 15.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,198,476
CSS custom property--colour: #D8A6CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#275933

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A6B1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DDA8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A6D8B2
Analogous#CBA6D8, #D8A6B3
Triadic#CCD8A6, #A6CCD8
Split complementary#B3D8A6, #A6D8CB
Tetradic#D8CBA6, #A6D8B2, #A6B3D8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7EDF5
Lighter +10%#E8C9E0
Darker −10%#C883B8
Darker −20%#B95FA3
Darker −30%#9F468A
Darker −40%#7C366B
More saturated +25%#E896D4
Less saturated −25%#C8B6C4

Channel breakdown

R216
G166
B204
Red216 (84.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue314.4°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G A6 · B CC

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