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Recognised as Colour

#D8BCD5

  • #D8BCD5
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D8BCD5 is a magenta with RGB values 216, 188, 213 and HSL 306°, 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

#D8BCD5#D8BCD5
HEX#D8BCD5
RGBrgb(216, 188, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7373, 0.8353
RGB percentages84.7%, 73.7%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(306.4, 26.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 13%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 1.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,117
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BCD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#27432A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC2D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C6D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DABEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 1.4Pink · ΔE 16.2Lavender · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 16.9Light grey · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 1.4, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCD8BF
Analogous#CDBCD8, #D8BCC7
Triadic#D5D8BC, #BCD5D8
Split complementary#C7D8BC, #BCD8CD
Tetradic#D8CDBC, #BCD8BF, #BCC7D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFCFD
Lighter +10%#EBDCE9
Darker −10%#C59CC1
Darker −20%#B27CAD
Darker −30%#9F5C98
Darker −40%#7E4A79
More saturated +25%#E5AFDF
Less saturated −25%#CBC9CB

Channel breakdown

R216
G188
B213
Red216 (84.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue306.43°
Saturation (HSL)26.42%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BC · B D5

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