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Recognised as Colour

#D240AA

  • #D240AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#D240AA is a magenta with RGB values 210, 64, 170 and HSL 316°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D240AA#D240AA
HEX#D240AA
RGBrgb(210, 64, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.251, 0.6667
RGB percentages82.4%, 25.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(316.4, 61.9%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 69.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK0%, 69.5%, 19%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,779,114
CSS custom property--colour: #D240AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#2DBF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7885A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DE4370no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 18Hot pink · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23Violet · ΔE 23.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40D268
Analogous#B140D2, #D24061
Triadic#AAD240, #40AAD2
Split complementary#61D240, #40D2B1
Tetradic#D2B140, #40D268, #4061D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E5F3
Lighter +30%#EFBCE1
Lighter +20%#E593CF
Lighter +10%#DC69BC
Darker −10%#B42B8F
Darker −20%#8B216E
Darker −30%#62174D
Darker −40%#390D2D
More saturated +25%#F023B7
Less saturated −25%#B45E9D

Channel breakdown

R210
G64
B170
Red210 (82.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue316.44°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D2 · G 40 · B AA

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