Recognised as Colour
#DBB1DE
- #DBB1DE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBB1DE is a magenta with RGB values 219, 177, 222 and HSL 296°, 41%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBB1DE#DBB1DE
HEX#DBB1DE
RGBrgb(219, 177, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6941, 0.8706
RGB percentages85.9%, 69.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(296, 40.5%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296, 20.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 20.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,397,918
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB1DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#244E21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4DEB1
Analogous#C5B1DE, #DEB1CB
Triadic#DEDBB1, #B1DEDB
Split complementary#CBDEB1, #B1DEC4
Tetradic#DEC4B1, #B4DEB1, #B1CBDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G177
B222
Red219 (85.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue296°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G B1 · B DE
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