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Recognised as Colour

#D178DE

  • #D178DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D178DE is a magenta with RGB values 209, 120, 222 and HSL 292°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D178DE#D178DE
HEX#D178DE
RGBrgb(209, 120, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4706, 0.8706
RGB percentages82%, 47.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(292.4, 60.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 45.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK5.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,727,966
CSS custom property--colour: #D178DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#2E8721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A93E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D485A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.2Violet · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85DE78
Analogous#9E78DE, #DE78B8
Triadic#DED178, #78DED1
Split complementary#B8DE78, #78DE9E
Tetradic#DE9E78, #85DE78, #78B8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF3FC
Lighter +20%#EDCAF2
Lighter +10%#DFA1E8
Darker −10%#C34FD4
Darker −20%#AE2FC1
Darker −30%#892598
Darker −40%#641B6F
More saturated +25%#E163F3
Less saturated −25%#C18DC9

Channel breakdown

R209
G120
B222
Red209 (82%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue292.35°
Saturation (HSL)60.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G 78 · B DE

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