Recognised as Colour

#D256E8

#D256E8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D256E8 is a magenta with RGB values 210, 86, 232 and HSL 291°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D256E8

RGBrgb(210, 86, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.3373, 0.9098

RGB percentages82.4%, 33.7%, 91%

HSLhsl(291, 76%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 62.9%, 91%)

CMYK9.5%, 62.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,784,808

CSS custom property--colour: #D256E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#2DA917

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3183ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6691E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D46E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27.5 Blue violet · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6CE856

Analogous#8956E8, #E856B5

Triadic#E8D256, #56E8D2

Split complementary#B5E856, #56E889

Tetradic#E88956, #6CE856, #56B5E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6DDFA

Lighter +20%#EAB0F4

Lighter +10%#DE83EE

Darker −10%#C629E2

Darker −20%#A51ABE

Darker −30%#7E1491

Darker −40%#570E64

More saturated +25%#E23FFF

Less saturated −25%#C16ED0

Channel breakdown

R210

G86

B232

Red210 (82.4%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue290.96°

Saturation (HSL)76.04%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 56 · B E8

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