Recognised as Colour
#DEB9CE
- #DEB9CE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEB9CE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 185, 206 and HSL 326°, 36%, 80%. 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
#DEB9CE#DEB9CE
HEX#DEB9CE
RGBrgb(222, 185, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7255, 0.8078
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(325.9, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.9, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 7.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,558
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB9CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#214631
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 text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9DEC9
Analogous#DCB9DE, #DEB9BC
Triadic#CEDEB9, #B9CEDE
Split complementary#BCDEB9, #B9DEDC
Tetradic#DEDCB9, #B9DEC9, #B9BCDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G185
B206
Red222 (87.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue325.95°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B9 · B CE
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