Recognised as Colour
#DEB6D5
- #DEB6D5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEB6D5 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 182, 213 and HSL 314°, 38%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEB6D5#DEB6D5
HEX#DEB6D5
RGBrgb(222, 182, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7137, 0.8353
RGB percentages87.1%, 71.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(313.5, 37.7%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 18%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 4.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,797
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB6D5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#21492A
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 text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6DEBF
Analogous#D3B6DE, #DEB6C1
Triadic#D5DEB6, #B6D5DE
Split complementary#C1DEB6, #B6DED3
Tetradic#DED3B6, #B6DEBF, #B6C1DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G182
B213
Red222 (87.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue313.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.74%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B6 · B D5
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