Recognised as Colour
#DDC2DE
- #DDC2DE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC2DE is a magenta with RGB values 221, 194, 222 and HSL 298°, 30%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDC2DE#DDC2DE
HEX#DDC2DE
RGBrgb(221, 194, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7608, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(297.9, 29.8%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.9, 12.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,342
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC2DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#223D21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3DEC2
Analogous#CFC2DE, #DEC2D1
Triadic#DEDDC2, #C2DEDD
Split complementary#D1DEC2, #C2DECF
Tetradic#DECFC2, #C3DEC2, #C2D1DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G194
B222
Red221 (86.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue297.86°
Saturation (HSL)29.79%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C2 · B DE
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