Colour

#DFB2C9

#DFB2C9
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DFB2C9 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 178, 201 and HSL 329°, 41%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DFB2C9

RGBrgb(223, 178, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.698, 0.7882

RGB percentages87.5%, 69.8%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(329.3, 41.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.3, 20.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 9.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,660,297

CSS custom property--colour: #DFB2C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#204D36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5BACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC1C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E6B2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.3 Pink · ΔE 11.6 Light pink · ΔE 13.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3 Silver · ΔE 20.7 Plum · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2DFC8

Analogous#DEB2DF, #DFB2B3

Triadic#C9DFB2, #B2C9DF

Split complementary#B3DFB2, #B2DFDE

Tetradic#DFDFB2, #B2DFC8, #B2B3DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFC

Lighter +10%#EED6E2

Darker −10%#D08EB0

Darker −20%#C16A96

Darker −30%#AF497D

Darker −40%#8B3A63

More saturated +25%#EDA4C9

Less saturated −25%#D1C0C9

Channel breakdown

R223

G178

B201

Red223 (87.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue329.33°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G B2 · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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