Recognised as Colour
#DCBCD1
- #DCBCD1
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBCD1 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 188, 209 and HSL 321°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBCD1#DCBCD1
HEX#DCBCD1
RGBrgb(220, 188, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7373, 0.8196
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.7%, 82%
HSLhsl(320.6, 31.4%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 14.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,257
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBCD1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55786WCAG 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 12.16:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#23432E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCDCC7
Analogous#D7BCDC, #DCBCC1
Triadic#D1DCBC, #BCD1DC
Split complementary#C1DCBC, #BCDCD7
Tetradic#DCD7BC, #BCDCC7, #BCC1DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G188
B209
Red220 (86.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue320.63°
Saturation (HSL)31.37%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BC · B D1
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