Recognised as Colour
#DDB9CD
- #DDB9CD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDB9CD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 185, 205 and HSL 327°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDB9CD#DDB9CD
HEX#DDB9CD
RGBrgb(221, 185, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7255, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 72.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(326.7, 34.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 16.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 16.3%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,021
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB9CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#224632
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9DDC9
Analogous#DBB9DD, #DDB9BB
Triadic#CDDDB9, #B9CDDD
Split complementary#BBDDB9, #B9DDDB
Tetradic#DDDBB9, #B9DDC9, #B9BBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G185
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue326.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B9 · B CD
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