Recognised as Colour
#DBC9DD
- #DBC9DD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBC9DD is a magenta with RGB values 219, 201, 221 and HSL 294°, 23%, 83%. 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
#DBC9DD#DBC9DD
HEX#DBC9DD
RGBrgb(219, 201, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7882, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.9%, 78.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(294, 22.7%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294, 9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,061
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC9DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#243622
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 text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBDDC9
Analogous#D1C9DD, #DDC9D5
Triadic#DDDBC9, #C9DDDB
Split complementary#D5DDC9, #C9DDD1
Tetradic#DDD1C9, #CBDDC9, #C9D5DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G201
B221
Red219 (85.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue294°
Saturation (HSL)22.73%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G C9 · B DD
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