Recognised as Colour
#DDB5DE
- #DDB5DE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDB5DE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 181, 222 and HSL 299°, 38%, 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
#DDB5DE#DDB5DE
HEX#DDB5DE
RGBrgb(221, 181, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7098, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.7%, 71%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(298.5, 38.3%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 18.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 18.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,530,014
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB5DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#224A21
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 text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6DEB5
Analogous#C9B5DE, #DEB5CB
Triadic#DEDDB5, #B5DEDD
Split complementary#CBDEB5, #B5DEC9
Tetradic#DEC9B5, #B6DEB5, #B5CBDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G181
B222
Red221 (86.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue298.54°
Saturation (HSL)38.32%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G B5 · B DE
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