Colour
#D9C9D5
- #D9C9D5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D9C9D5 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 201, 213 and HSL 315°, 17%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D9C9D5#D9C9D5
HEX#D9C9D5
RGBrgb(217, 201, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7882, 0.8353
RGB percentages85.1%, 78.8%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(315, 17.4%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 7.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 1.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,272,981
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C9D5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#26362A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9D9CD
Analogous#D5C9D9, #D9C9CD
Triadic#D5D9C9, #C9D5D9
Split complementary#CDD9C9, #C9D9D5
Tetradic#D9D5C9, #C9D9CD, #C9CDD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G201
B213
Red217 (85.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C9 · B D5
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