Recognised as Colour
#DAB8CA
- #DAB8CA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DAB8CA is a magenta with RGB values 218, 184, 202 and HSL 328°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DAB8CA#DAB8CA
HEX#DAB8CA
RGBrgb(218, 184, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7216, 0.7922
RGB percentages85.5%, 72.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(328.2, 31.5%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.2, 15.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 7.3%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,154
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB8CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#254735
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8DAC8
Analogous#D9B8DA, #DAB8B9
Triadic#CADAB8, #B8CADA
Split complementary#B9DAB8, #B8DAD9
Tetradic#DAD9B8, #B8DAC8, #B8B9DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G184
B202
Red218 (85.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue328.24°
Saturation (HSL)31.48%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G B8 · B CA
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