Colour
#DEC6D9
- #DEC6D9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC6D9 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 198, 217 and HSL 313°, 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
#DEC6D9#DEC6D9
HEX#DEC6D9
RGBrgb(222, 198, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7765, 0.851
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(312.5, 26.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 10.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 2.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,897
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC6D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#213926
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6DECB
Analogous#D7C6DE, #DEC6CD
Triadic#D9DEC6, #C6D9DE
Split complementary#CDDEC6, #C6DED7
Tetradic#DED7C6, #C6DECB, #C6CDDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G198
B217
Red222 (87.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue312.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C6 · B D9
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