Colour

#D27ADD

#D27ADD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#D27ADD is a magenta with RGB values 210, 122, 221 and HSL 293°, 59%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D27ADD#D27ADD

HEX#D27ADD

RGBrgb(210, 122, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4784, 0.8667

RGB percentages82.4%, 47.8%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(293.3, 59.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 44.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK5%, 44.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,794,013

CSS custom property--colour: #D27ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#2D8522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E95E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#869FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D586A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.5 Violet · ΔE 9.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Plum · ΔE 24 Hot pink · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85DD7A

Analogous#A07ADD, #DD7AB7

Triadic#DDD27A, #7ADDD2

Split complementary#B7DD7A, #7ADDA0

Tetradic#DDA17A, #85DD7A, #7AB7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF4FC

Lighter +20%#EDCBF2

Lighter +10%#E0A3E7

Darker −10%#C451D3

Darker −20%#B031C0

Darker −30%#8B2797

Darker −40%#661C6F

More saturated +25%#E265F2

Less saturated −25%#C28FC8

Channel breakdown

R210

G122

B221

Red210 (82.4%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue293.33°

Saturation (HSL)59.28%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 7A · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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