Recognised as Colour
#DBCBDE
- #DBCBDE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBCBDE is a magenta with RGB values 219, 203, 222 and HSL 291°, 22%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DBCBDE#DBCBDE
HEX#DBCBDE
RGBrgb(219, 203, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7961, 0.8706
RGB percentages85.9%, 79.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(290.5, 22.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 8.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,574
CSS custom property--colour: #DBCBDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#243421
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEDECB
Analogous#D1CBDE, #DECBD8
Triadic#DEDBCB, #CBDEDB
Split complementary#D7DECB, #CBDED1
Tetradic#DED1CB, #CEDECB, #CBD7DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G203
B222
Red219 (85.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue290.53°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G CB · B DE
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