Recognised as Colour
#D8BCD4
- #D8BCD4
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8BCD4 is a magenta with RGB values 216, 188, 212 and HSL 309°, 26%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8BCD4#D8BCD4
HEX#D8BCD4
RGBrgb(216, 188, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7373, 0.8314
RGB percentages84.7%, 73.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(308.6, 26.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 13%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 1.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,116
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BCD4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#27432B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCD8C0
Analogous#CEBCD8, #D8BCC6
Triadic#D4D8BC, #BCD4D8
Split complementary#C6D8BC, #BCD8CE
Tetradic#D8CEBC, #BCD8C0, #BCC6D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G188
B212
Red216 (84.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)26.42%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BC · B D4
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