Recognised as Colour
#DDBCDE
- #DDBCDE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBCDE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 188, 222 and HSL 298°, 34%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBCDE#DDBCDE
HEX#DDBCDE
RGBrgb(221, 188, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7373, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(298.2, 34%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.2, 15.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,806
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBCDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#224321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDEBC
Analogous#CCBCDE, #DEBCCE
Triadic#DEDDBC, #BCDEDD
Split complementary#CEDEBC, #BCDECC
Tetradic#DECCBC, #BDDEBC, #BCCEDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G188
B222
Red221 (86.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue298.24°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BC · B DE
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