Recognised as Colour
#DCBDDC
- #DCBDDC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBDDC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 189, 220 and HSL 300°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBDDC#DCBDDC
HEX#DCBDDC
RGBrgb(220, 189, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7412, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(300, 30.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 14.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,524
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBDDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#234223
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDCBD
Analogous#CDBDDC, #DCBDCD
Triadic#DCDCBD, #BDDCDC
Split complementary#CDDCBD, #BDDCCD
Tetradic#DCCDBD, #BDDCBD, #BDCDDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G189
B220
Red220 (86.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)30.69%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DC · G BD · B DC
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