Recognised as Colour
#DEB8E2
- #DEB8E2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEB8E2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 184, 226 and HSL 294°, 42%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEB8E2#DEB8E2
HEX#DEB8E2
RGBrgb(222, 184, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7216, 0.8863
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(294.3, 42%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 18.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK1.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,322
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB8E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#21471D
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 text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE2B8
Analogous#C9B8E2, #E2B8D1
Triadic#E2DEB8, #B8E2DE
Split complementary#D1E2B8, #B8E2C9
Tetradic#E2C9B8, #BCE2B8, #B8D1E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G184
B226
Red222 (87.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue294.29°
Saturation (HSL)42%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B8 · B E2
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