Recognised as Colour
#DCBCDB
- #DCBCDB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBCDB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 188, 219 and HSL 302°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBCDB#DCBCDB
HEX#DCBCDB
RGBrgb(220, 188, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7373, 0.8588
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(301.9, 31.4%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 14.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 0.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,267
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBCDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#234324
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCDCBD
Analogous#CDBCDC, #DCBCCB
Triadic#DBDCBC, #BCDBDC
Split complementary#CBDCBC, #BCDCCD
Tetradic#DCCDBC, #BCDCBD, #BCCBDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G188
B219
Red220 (86.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue301.88°
Saturation (HSL)31.37%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BC · B DB
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