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Recognised as Colour

#D169DE

  • #D169DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D169DE is a magenta with RGB values 209, 105, 222 and HSL 293°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D169DE#D169DE
HEX#D169DE
RGBrgb(209, 105, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4118, 0.8706
RGB percentages82%, 41.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(293.3, 63.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 52.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK5.9%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,724,126
CSS custom property--colour: #D169DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#2E9621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#578BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7897DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D4789Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.4Medium orchid · ΔE 8.9Violet · ΔE 10.6Medium purple · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76DE69
Analogous#9769DE, #DE69B0
Triadic#DED169, #69DED1
Split complementary#B0DE69, #69DE97
Tetradic#DE9769, #76DE69, #69B0DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7E6FA
Lighter +20%#EBBDF0
Lighter +10%#DE93E7
Darker −10%#C43FD5
Darker −20%#A829B8
Darker −30%#821F8F
Darker −40%#5C1665
More saturated +25%#E352F5
Less saturated −25%#BF80C7

Channel breakdown

R209
G105
B222
Red209 (82%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)63.93%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G 69 · B DE

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