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Recognised as Colour

#D0279B

  • #D0279B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#D0279B is a magenta with RGB values 208, 39, 155 and HSL 319°, 68%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D0279B#D0279B
HEX#D0279B
RGBrgb(208, 39, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.1529, 0.6078
RGB percentages81.6%, 15.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(318.8, 68.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 81.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK0%, 81.3%, 25.5%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,641,627
CSS custom property--colour: #D0279B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#2FD864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F619Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#747D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DE2460no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.3Hot pink · ΔE 22.1Deep pink · ΔE 22.3Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 25Purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27D05C
Analogous#B127D0, #D02746
Triadic#9BD027, #279BD0
Split complementary#46D027, #27D0B1
Tetradic#D0B127, #27D05C, #2746D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6CDE9
Lighter +30%#EEA2D6
Lighter +20%#E677C3
Lighter +10%#DE4CB0
Darker −10%#A51F7B
Darker −20%#7A175B
Darker −30%#4F0F3B
Darker −40%#24071B
More saturated +25%#EF08A7
Less saturated −25%#B1468F

Channel breakdown

R208
G39
B155
Red208 (81.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue318.82°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D0 · G 27 · B 9B

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