Recognised as Colour
#DEC9D9
- #DEC9D9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC9D9 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 201, 217 and HSL 314°, 24%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEC9D9#DEC9D9
HEX#DEC9D9
RGBrgb(222, 201, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.851
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(314.3, 24.1%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 9.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 2.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,665
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC9D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#213626
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9DECE
Analogous#D9C9DE, #DEC9CE
Triadic#D9DEC9, #C9D9DE
Split complementary#CEDEC9, #C9DED9
Tetradic#DED9C9, #C9DECE, #C9CEDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G201
B217
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue314.29°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B D9
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