Recognised as Colour
#D8B8CB
- #D8B8CB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8B8CB is a magenta with RGB values 216, 184, 203 and HSL 324°, 29%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8B8CB#D8B8CB
HEX#D8B8CB
RGBrgb(216, 184, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7216, 0.7961
RGB percentages84.7%, 72.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(324.4, 29.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.4, 14.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,203,083
CSS custom property--colour: #D8B8CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#274734
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8D8C5
Analogous#D5B8D8, #D8B8BB
Triadic#CBD8B8, #B8CBD8
Split complementary#BBD8B8, #B8D8D5
Tetradic#D8D5B8, #B8D8C5, #B8BBD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G184
B203
Red216 (84.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue324.38°
Saturation (HSL)29.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G B8 · B CB
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