Recognised as Colour
#DEC6D6
- #DEC6D6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC6D6 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 198, 214 and HSL 320°, 27%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEC6D6#DEC6D6
HEX#DEC6D6
RGBrgb(222, 198, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7765, 0.8392
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(320, 26.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 10.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 3.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,894
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC6D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#213929
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6DECE
Analogous#DAC6DE, #DEC6CA
Triadic#D6DEC6, #C6D6DE
Split complementary#CADEC6, #C6DEDA
Tetradic#DEDAC6, #C6DECE, #C6CADE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G198
B214
Red222 (87.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C6 · B D6
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