Recognised as Colour
#D8AECB
- #D8AECB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8AECB is a magenta with RGB values 216, 174, 203 and HSL 319°, 35%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8AECB#D8AECB
HEX#D8AECB
RGBrgb(216, 174, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6824, 0.7961
RGB percentages84.7%, 68.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(318.6, 35%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 19.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 19.4%, 6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,200,523
CSS custom property--colour: #D8AECB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#275134
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AED8BB
Analogous#D0AED8, #D8AEB6
Triadic#CBD8AE, #AECBD8
Split complementary#B6D8AE, #AED8D0
Tetradic#D8D0AE, #AED8BB, #AEB6D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G174
B203
Red216 (84.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue318.57°
Saturation (HSL)35%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G AE · B CB
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