Recognised as Colour
#D9BACC
- #D9BACC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D9BACC is a magenta with RGB values 217, 186, 204 and HSL 325°, 29%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D9BACC#D9BACC
HEX#D9BACC
RGBrgb(217, 186, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7294, 0.8
RGB percentages85.1%, 72.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(325.2, 29%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.2, 14.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,132
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BACC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#264533
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAD9C7
Analogous#D6BAD9, #D9BABD
Triadic#CCD9BA, #BACCD9
Split complementary#BDD9BA, #BAD9D6
Tetradic#D9D6BA, #BAD9C7, #BABDD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G186
B204
Red217 (85.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue325.16°
Saturation (HSL)28.97%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BA · B CC
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