Recognised as Colour
#DCB7DC
- #DCB7DC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCB7DC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 183, 220 and HSL 300°, 35%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCB7DC#DCB7DC
HEX#DCB7DC
RGBrgb(220, 183, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7176, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.3%, 71.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(300, 34.6%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 16.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,464,988
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB7DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#234823
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7DCB7
Analogous#CAB7DC, #DCB7CA
Triadic#DCDCB7, #B7DCDC
Split complementary#CADCB7, #B7DCCA
Tetradic#DCCAB7, #B7DCB7, #B7CADC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G183
B220
Red220 (86.3%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)34.58%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DC · G B7 · B DC
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