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Recognised as Colour

#D256E0

  • #D256E0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D256E0 is a magenta with RGB values 210, 86, 224 and HSL 294°, 69%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D256E0#D256E0
HEX#D256E0
RGBrgb(210, 86, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.3373, 0.8784
RGB percentages82.4%, 33.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(293.9, 69%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 61.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK6.3%, 61.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,784,800
CSS custom property--colour: #D256E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#2DA91F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B81E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B90DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D56B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.8Orchid · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Violet · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64E056
Analogous#8D56E0, #E056A9
Triadic#E0D256, #56E0D2
Split complementary#A9E056, #56E08D
Tetradic#E08D56, #64E056, #56A9E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4D7F8
Lighter +20%#E9ACF0
Lighter +10%#DD81E8
Darker −10%#C72BD8
Darker −20%#A120B0
Darker −30%#7A1885
Darker −40%#52105A
More saturated +25%#E63DF9
Less saturated −25%#BE6FC7

Channel breakdown

R210
G86
B224
Red210 (82.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue293.91°
Saturation (HSL)69%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 56 · B E0

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