Colour
#DCD5DC
- #DCD5DC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#DCD5DC is a magenta with RGB values 220, 213, 220 and HSL 300°, 9%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#DCD5DC#DCD5DC
HEX#DCD5DC
RGBrgb(220, 213, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8353, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(300, 9.1%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 3.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,668
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD5DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#232A23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5DCD5
Analogous#D9D5DC, #DCD5D9
Triadic#DCDCD5, #D5DCDC
Split complementary#D9DCD5, #D5DCD9
Tetradic#DCD9D5, #D5DCD5, #D5D9DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G213
B220
Red220 (86.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DC · G D5 · B DC
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