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Recognised as Colour

#DABADD

  • #DABADD
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DABADD is a magenta with RGB values 218, 186, 221 and HSL 295°, 34%, 80%. 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

#DABADD#DABADD
HEX#DABADD
RGBrgb(218, 186, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7294, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.5%, 72.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(294.9, 34%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 15.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK1.4%, 15.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,685
CSS custom property--colour: #DABADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#254522

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B7C2DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DCBDC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BDDDBA
Analogous#C9BADD, #DDBACF
Triadic#DDDABA, #BADDDA
Split complementary#CFDDBA, #BADDC9
Tetradic#DDC9BA, #BDDDBA, #BACFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFF
Lighter +10%#ECDCEE
Darker −10%#C898CC
Darker −20%#B576BB
Darker −30%#A354AA
Darker −40%#824388
More saturated +25%#E5ADEA
Less saturated −25%#CFC7D0

Channel breakdown

R218
G186
B221
Red218 (85.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue294.86°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G BA · B DD

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