Recognised as Colour
#DAA9CB
- #DAA9CB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#DAA9CB is a magenta with RGB values 218, 169, 203 and HSL 318°, 40%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DAA9CB#DAA9CB
HEX#DAA9CB
RGBrgb(218, 169, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6627, 0.7961
RGB percentages85.5%, 66.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(318.4, 39.8%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.4, 22.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 6.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,330,315
CSS custom property--colour: #DAA9CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#255634
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9DAB8
Analogous#D1A9DA, #DAA9B2
Triadic#CBDAA9, #A9CBDA
Split complementary#B2DAA9, #A9DAD1
Tetradic#DAD1A9, #A9DAB8, #A9B2DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G169
B203
Red218 (85.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue318.37°
Saturation (HSL)39.84%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G A9 · B CB
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