Recognised as Colour
#D172A7
- #D172A7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#D172A7 is a magenta with RGB values 209, 114, 167 and HSL 327°, 51%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#D172A7#D172A7
HEX#D172A7
RGBrgb(209, 114, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4471, 0.6549
RGB percentages82%, 44.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(326.5, 50.8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 45.5%, 82%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 20.1%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,726,375
CSS custom property--colour: #D172A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#2E8D58
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72D19C
Analogous#CC72D1, #D17277
Triadic#A7D172, #72A7D1
Split complementary#77D172, #72D1CC
Tetradic#D1CC72, #72D19C, #7277D1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G114
B167
Red209 (82%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue326.53°
Saturation (HSL)50.8%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D1 · G 72 · B A7
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