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Colour

#DFC9DD

  • #DFC9DD
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DFC9DD is a magenta with RGB values 223, 201, 221 and HSL 305°, 26%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DFC9DD#DFC9DD
HEX#DFC9DD
RGBrgb(223, 201, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7882, 0.8667
RGB percentages87.5%, 78.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(305.5, 25.6%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 9.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 0.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,666,205
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC9DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#203622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#E1CACFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.4Lavender · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 13.3Gainsboro · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.4Lavender blush · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.35, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DFCB
Analogous#D6C9DF, #DFC9D2
Triadic#DDDFC9, #C9DDDF
Split complementary#D2DFC9, #C9DFD6
Tetradic#DFD6C9, #C9DFCB, #C9D2DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2E9F1
Darker −10%#CCA9C9
Darker −20%#B989B5
Darker −30%#A669A1
Darker −40%#8A5285
More saturated +25%#EABEE6
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R223
G201
B221
Red223 (87.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)25.58%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C9 · B DD

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