Recognised as Colour
#DFB3D8
- #DFB3D8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFB3D8 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 179, 216 and HSL 310°, 41%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFB3D8#DFB3D8
HEX#DFB3D8
RGBrgb(223, 179, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.702, 0.8471
RGB percentages87.5%, 70.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(309.5, 40.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 19.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 3.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,660,568
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB3D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#204C27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3DFBA
Analogous#D0B3DF, #DFB3C2
Triadic#D8DFB3, #B3D8DF
Split complementary#C2DFB3, #B3DFD0
Tetradic#DFD0B3, #B3DFBA, #B3C2DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G179
B216
Red223 (87.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue309.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B3 · B D8
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page