Recognised as Colour
#D8B1CE
- #D8B1CE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8B1CE is a magenta with RGB values 216, 177, 206 and HSL 315°, 33%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8B1CE#D8B1CE
HEX#D8B1CE
RGBrgb(216, 177, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6941, 0.8078
RGB percentages84.7%, 69.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(315.4, 33.3%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 18.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 4.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,201,294
CSS custom property--colour: #D8B1CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#274E31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1D8BB
Analogous#CFB1D8, #D8B1BB
Triadic#CED8B1, #B1CED8
Split complementary#BBD8B1, #B1D8CE
Tetradic#D8CEB1, #B1D8BB, #B1BBD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G177
B206
Red216 (84.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue315.38°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G B1 · B CE
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