Recognised as Colour
#DDB5DB
- #DDB5DB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDB5DB is a magenta with RGB values 221, 181, 219 and HSL 303°, 37%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDB5DB#DDB5DB
HEX#DDB5DB
RGBrgb(221, 181, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7098, 0.8588
RGB percentages86.7%, 71%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(303, 37%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303, 18.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 0.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,530,011
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB5DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#224A24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5DDB7
Analogous#CBB5DD, #DDB5C7
Triadic#DBDDB5, #B5DBDD
Split complementary#C7DDB5, #B5DDCB
Tetradic#DDCBB5, #B5DDB7, #B5C7DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G181
B219
Red221 (86.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue303°
Saturation (HSL)37.04%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B5 · B DB
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