Recognised as Colour
#DCB7DF
- #DCB7DF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCB7DF is a magenta with RGB values 220, 183, 223 and HSL 296°, 38%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCB7DF#DCB7DF
HEX#DCB7DF
RGBrgb(220, 183, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7176, 0.8745
RGB percentages86.3%, 71.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(295.5, 38.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.5, 17.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK1.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,464,991
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB7DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#234820
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 text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BADFB7
Analogous#C8B7DF, #DFB7CE
Triadic#DFDCB7, #B7DFDC
Split complementary#CEDFB7, #B7DFC8
Tetradic#DFC8B7, #BADFB7, #B7CEDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G183
B223
Red220 (86.3%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue295.5°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G B7 · B DF
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