Recognised as Colour
#DDB9DC
- #DDB9DC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDB9DC is a magenta with RGB values 221, 185, 220 and HSL 302°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDB9DC#DDB9DC
HEX#DDB9DC
RGBrgb(221, 185, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7255, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.7%, 72.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(301.7, 34.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 16.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 16.3%, 0.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,036
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB9DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#224623
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9DDBA
Analogous#CCB9DD, #DDB9CA
Triadic#DCDDB9, #B9DCDD
Split complementary#CADDB9, #B9DDCC
Tetradic#DDCCB9, #B9DDBA, #B9CADD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G185
B220
Red221 (86.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue301.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B9 · B DC
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