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Recognised as Colour

#D379D9

  • #D379D9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D379D9 is a magenta with RGB values 211, 121, 217 and HSL 296°, 56%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D379D9#D379D9
HEX#D379D9
RGBrgb(211, 121, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.4745, 0.851
RGB percentages82.7%, 47.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(296.3, 55.8%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 44.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK2.8%, 44.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,859,289
CSS custom property--colour: #D379D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#2C8626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F93DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#889ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D7849Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.1Violet · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Plum · ΔE 23.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FD979
Analogous#A379D9, #D979AF
Triadic#D9D379, #79D9D3
Split complementary#AFD979, #79D9A3
Tetradic#D9A379, #7FD979, #79AFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF0FB
Lighter +20%#EDC8F0
Lighter +10%#E0A1E4
Darker −10%#C651CE
Darker −20%#B034B8
Darker −30%#8A2990
Darker −40%#641E68
More saturated +25%#E663EF
Less saturated −25%#C08EC3

Channel breakdown

R211
G121
B217
Red211 (82.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue296.25°
Saturation (HSL)55.81%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 79 · B D9

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