Colour
#DBC9DA
- #DBC9DA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBC9DA is a magenta with RGB values 219, 201, 218 and HSL 303°, 20%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DBC9DA#DBC9DA
HEX#DBC9DA
RGBrgb(219, 201, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7882, 0.8549
RGB percentages85.9%, 78.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(303.3, 20%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.3, 8.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 0.5%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,058
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC9DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#243625
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9DBCA
Analogous#D3C9DB, #DBC9D1
Triadic#DADBC9, #C9DADB
Split complementary#D1DBC9, #C9DBD3
Tetradic#DBD3C9, #C9DBCA, #C9D1DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G201
B218
Red219 (85.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue303.33°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G C9 · B DA
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