Recognised as Colour
#DFBDDD
- #DFBDDD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFBDDD is a magenta with RGB values 223, 189, 221 and HSL 304°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFBDDD#DFBDDD
HEX#DFBDDD
RGBrgb(223, 189, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7412, 0.8667
RGB percentages87.5%, 74.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(303.5, 34.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 15.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 0.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,663,133
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBDDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#204222
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDFBF
Analogous#D0BDDF, #DFBDCC
Triadic#DDDFBD, #BDDDDF
Split complementary#CCDFBD, #BDDFD0
Tetradic#DFD0BD, #BDDFBF, #BDCCDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G189
B221
Red223 (87.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue303.53°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G BD · B DD
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