Colour

#D9BCC8

#D9BCC8
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#D9BCC8 is a red with RGB values 217, 188, 200 and HSL 335°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#D9BCC8

RGBrgb(217, 188, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7373, 0.7843

RGB percentages85.1%, 73.7%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(335.2, 27.6%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 13.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 13.4%, 7.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,269,640

CSS custom property--colour: #D9BCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#264337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC1C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C5C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#DEBBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.2 Silver · ΔE 12.6 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Pink · ΔE 13.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.3 Misty rose · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BCD9CD

Analogous#D9BCD6, #D9BFBC

Triadic#C8D9BC, #BCC8D9

Split complementary#BCD9BF, #BCD6D9

Tetradic#D6D9BC, #BCD9CD, #BFBCD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDFD

Lighter +10%#EBDDE3

Darker −10%#C79BAD

Darker −20%#B47B93

Darker −30%#A15B78

Darker −40%#804960

More saturated +25%#E6AFC6

Less saturated −25%#CCC9CA

Channel breakdown

R217

G188

B200

Red217 (85.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue335.17°

Saturation (HSL)27.62%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G BC · B C8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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