Recognised as Colour
#DEBAE1
- #DEBAE1
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEBAE1 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 186, 225 and HSL 295°, 39%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEBAE1#DEBAE1
HEX#DEBAE1
RGBrgb(222, 186, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7294, 0.8824
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(295.4, 39.4%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.4, 17.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK1.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,833
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBAE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#21451E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDE1BA
Analogous#CBBAE1, #E1BAD0
Triadic#E1DEBA, #BAE1DE
Split complementary#D1E1BA, #BAE1CB
Tetradic#E1CBBA, #BDE1BA, #BAD0E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G186
B225
Red222 (87.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue295.38°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G BA · B E1
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