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Recognised as Colour

#D12AE1

  • #D12AE1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D12AE1 is a magenta with RGB values 209, 42, 225 and HSL 295°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D12AE1#D12AE1
HEX#D12AE1
RGBrgb(209, 42, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.1647, 0.8824
RGB percentages82%, 16.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(294.8, 75.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.8, 81.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK7.1%, 81.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,708,001
CSS custom property--colour: #D12AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#2ED51E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5184DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D55188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Fuchsia · ΔE 19Magenta · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AE12A
Analogous#752AE1, #E12A96
Triadic#E1D12A, #2AE1D1
Split complementary#95E12A, #2AE176
Tetradic#E1762A, #3AE12A, #2A96E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8DDFA
Lighter +30%#EEB0F4
Lighter +20%#E483EE
Lighter +10%#DB57E7
Darker −10%#AF1BBD
Darker −20%#861491
Darker −30%#5C0E64
Darker −40%#330837
More saturated +25%#EA0CFF
Less saturated −25%#B848C3

Channel breakdown

R209
G42
B225
Red209 (82%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue294.75°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G 2A · B E1

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