Colour
#DABAD8
- #DABAD8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DABAD8 is a magenta with RGB values 218, 186, 216 and HSL 304°, 30%, 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
#DABAD8#DABAD8
HEX#DABAD8
RGBrgb(218, 186, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7294, 0.8471
RGB percentages85.5%, 72.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(303.8, 30.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.8, 14.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 0.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,680
CSS custom property--colour: #DABAD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#254527
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BADABC
Analogous#CCBADA, #DABAC8
Triadic#D8DABA, #BAD8DA
Split complementary#C8DABA, #BADACC
Tetradic#DACCBA, #BADABC, #BAC8DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G186
B216
Red218 (85.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue303.75°
Saturation (HSL)30.19%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G BA · B D8
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