Colour
#DCBADA
- #DCBADA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBADA is a magenta with RGB values 220, 186, 218 and HSL 304°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBADA#DCBADA
HEX#DCBADA
RGBrgb(220, 186, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7294, 0.8549
RGB percentages86.3%, 72.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(303.5, 32.7%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 15.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 0.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,465,754
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBADA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#234525
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BADCBC
Analogous#CDBADC, #DCBAC9
Triadic#DADCBA, #BADADC
Split complementary#C9DCBA, #BADCCD
Tetradic#DCCDBA, #BADCBC, #BAC9DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G186
B218
Red220 (86.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue303.53°
Saturation (HSL)32.69%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BA · B DA
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