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Recognised as Colour

#D272DE

  • #D272DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D272DE is a magenta with RGB values 210, 114, 222 and HSL 293°, 62%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D272DE#D272DE
HEX#D272DE
RGBrgb(210, 114, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4471, 0.8706
RGB percentages82.4%, 44.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(293.3, 62.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 48.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK5.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,791,966
CSS custom property--colour: #D272DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#2D8D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6390E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#809BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D57F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 5.3Violet · ΔE 8.2Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 29.3Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 5.32, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EDE72
Analogous#9C72DE, #DE72B4
Triadic#DED272, #72DED2
Split complementary#B4DE72, #72DE9C
Tetradic#DE9C72, #7EDE72, #72B4DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEEFB
Lighter +20%#ECC5F1
Lighter +10%#DF9BE8
Darker −10%#C549D4
Darker −20%#AD2CBE
Darker −30%#882394
Darker −40%#62196B
More saturated +25%#E35CF4
Less saturated −25%#C188C8

Channel breakdown

R210
G114
B222
Red210 (82.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 72 · B DE

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