Recognised as Colour
#D172AA
- #D172AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#D172AA is a magenta with RGB values 209, 114, 170 and HSL 325°, 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
#D172AA#D172AA
HEX#D172AA
RGBrgb(209, 114, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4471, 0.6667
RGB percentages82%, 44.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(324.6, 50.8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.6, 45.5%, 82%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 18.7%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,726,378
CSS custom property--colour: #D172AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#2E8D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72D199
Analogous#C872D1, #D1727A
Triadic#AAD172, #72AAD1
Split complementary#7AD172, #72D1C9
Tetradic#D1C972, #72D199, #727AD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G114
B170
Red209 (82%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue324.63°
Saturation (HSL)50.8%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D1 · G 72 · B AA
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