Recognised as Colour
#DFB4DF
- #DFB4DF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFB4DF is a magenta with RGB values 223, 180, 223 and HSL 300°, 40%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFB4DF#DFB4DF
HEX#DFB4DF
RGBrgb(223, 180, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7059, 0.8745
RGB percentages87.5%, 70.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(300, 40.2%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 19.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,660,831
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB4DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#204B20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4DFB4
Analogous#CAB4DF, #DFB4CA
Triadic#DFDFB4, #B4DFDF
Split complementary#CADFB4, #B4DFCA
Tetradic#DFCAB4, #B4DFB4, #B4CADF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G180
B223
Red223 (87.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DF · G B4 · B DF
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