Recognised as Colour

#DEC6DE

#DEC6DE
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DEC6DE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 198, 222 and HSL 300°, 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

#DEC6DE#DEC6DE

HEX#DEC6DE

RGBrgb(222, 198, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7765, 0.8706

RGB percentages87.1%, 77.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(300, 26.7%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 10.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,599,902

CSS custom property--colour: #DEC6DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#213921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5CBDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CACEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E0C8CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 2.5 Lavender · ΔE 12.9 Light grey · ΔE 15.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8 Silver · ΔE 16.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 2.51, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6DEC6

Analogous#D2C6DE, #DEC6D2

Triadic#DEDEC6, #C6DEDE

Split complementary#D2DEC6, #C6DED2

Tetradic#DED2C6, #C6DEC6, #C6D2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1E6F1

Darker −10%#CBA6CB

Darker −20%#B985B9

Darker −30%#A665A6

Darker −40%#894F89

More saturated +25%#E9BBE9

Less saturated −25%#D3D1D3

Channel breakdown

R222

G198

B222

Red222 (87.1%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)26.67%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR DE · G C6 · B DE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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