Colour
#DCB5D2
- #DCB5D2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCB5D2 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 181, 210 and HSL 315°, 36%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#DCB5D2#DCB5D2
HEX#DCB5D2
RGBrgb(220, 181, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7098, 0.8235
RGB percentages86.3%, 71%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(315.4, 35.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 17.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 4.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,464,466
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB5D2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#234A2D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5DCBF
Analogous#D3B5DC, #DCB5BE
Triadic#D2DCB5, #B5D2DC
Split complementary#BFDCB5, #B5DCD3
Tetradic#DCD3B5, #B5DCBF, #B5BEDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G181
B210
Red220 (86.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue315.38°
Saturation (HSL)35.78%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B5 · B D2
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