Recognised as Colour
#D172CC
- #D172CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#D172CC is a magenta with RGB values 209, 114, 204 and HSL 303°, 51%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#D172CC#D172CC
HEX#D172CC
RGBrgb(209, 114, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4471, 0.8
RGB percentages82%, 44.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(303.2, 50.8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.2, 45.5%, 82%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 2.4%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,726,412
CSS custom property--colour: #D172CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#2E8D33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72D177
Analogous#A672D1, #D1729D
Triadic#CCD172, #72CCD1
Split complementary#9DD172, #72D1A6
Tetradic#D1A672, #72D177, #729DD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G114
B204
Red209 (82%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue303.16°
Saturation (HSL)50.8%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D1 · G 72 · B CC
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