Recognised as Colour
#DEB7DD
- #DEB7DD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEB7DD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 183, 221 and HSL 302°, 37%, 79%. 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
#DEB7DD#DEB7DD
HEX#DEB7DD
RGBrgb(222, 183, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7176, 0.8667
RGB percentages87.1%, 71.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(301.5, 37.1%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.5, 17.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 0.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,061
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB7DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#214822
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7DEB8
Analogous#CCB7DE, #DEB7CA
Triadic#DDDEB7, #B7DDDE
Split complementary#CADEB7, #B7DECC
Tetradic#DECCB7, #B7DEB8, #B7CADE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G183
B221
Red222 (87.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue301.54°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B7 · B DD
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