Recognised as Colour
#DBB3E2
- #DBB3E2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBB3E2 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 179, 226 and HSL 291°, 45%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBB3E2#DBB3E2
HEX#DBB3E2
RGBrgb(219, 179, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.702, 0.8863
RGB percentages85.9%, 70.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(291.1, 44.8%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 20.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK3.1%, 20.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,398,434
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB3E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#244C1D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAE2B3
Analogous#C3B3E2, #E2B3D2
Triadic#E2DBB3, #B3E2DB
Split complementary#D2E2B3, #B3E2C4
Tetradic#E2C3B3, #BAE2B3, #B3D2E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G179
B226
Red219 (85.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue291.06°
Saturation (HSL)44.76%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G B3 · B E2
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