Colour
#DEBAE5
- #DEBAE5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEBAE5 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 186, 229 and HSL 290°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEBAE5#DEBAE5
HEX#DEBAE5
RGBrgb(222, 186, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7294, 0.898
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(290.2, 45.3%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 18.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,837
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBAE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#21451A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1E5BA
Analogous#C8BAE5, #E5BAD7
Triadic#E5DEBA, #BAE5DE
Split complementary#D7E5BA, #BAE5C9
Tetradic#E5C9BA, #C1E5BA, #BAD7E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G186
B229
Red222 (87.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue290.23°
Saturation (HSL)45.26%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G BA · B E5
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