Colour
#D9BCD6
- #D9BCD6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D9BCD6 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 188, 214 and HSL 306°, 28%, 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
#D9BCD6#D9BCD6
HEX#D9BCD6
RGBrgb(217, 188, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7373, 0.8392
RGB percentages85.1%, 73.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(306.2, 27.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.2, 13.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 1.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,654
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BCD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#264329
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCD9BF
Analogous#CEBCD9, #D9BCC8
Triadic#D6D9BC, #BCD6D9
Split complementary#C8D9BC, #BCD9CE
Tetradic#D9CEBC, #BCD9BF, #BCC7D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G188
B214
Red217 (85.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue306.21°
Saturation (HSL)27.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BC · B D6
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