Recognised as Colour
#DFB8D5
- #DFB8D5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFB8D5 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 184, 213 and HSL 315°, 38%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFB8D5#DFB8D5
HEX#DFB8D5
RGBrgb(223, 184, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7216, 0.8353
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(315.4, 37.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 17.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 4.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,661,845
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB8D5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#20472A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8DFC2
Analogous#D6B8DF, #DFB8C2
Triadic#D5DFB8, #B8D5DF
Split complementary#C2DFB8, #B8DFD6
Tetradic#DFD6B8, #B8DFC2, #B8C2DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G184
B213
Red223 (87.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue315.38°
Saturation (HSL)37.86%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B8 · B D5
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