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Recognised as Colour

#D38DB4

  • #D38DB4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D38DB4 is a magenta with RGB values 211, 141, 180 and HSL 327°, 44%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D38DB4#D38DB4
HEX#D38DB4
RGBrgb(211, 141, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5529, 0.7059
RGB percentages82.7%, 55.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(326.6, 44.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.6, 33.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.2%, 14.7%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,864,372
CSS custom property--colour: #D38DB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#2C724B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A6B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DC8C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.2Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6Light pink · ΔE 20.9Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4Pink · ΔE 22.7Thistle · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DD3AC
Analogous#CF8DD3, #D38D91
Triadic#B4D38D, #8DB4D3
Split complementary#91D38D, #8DD3CF
Tetradic#D3CF8D, #8DD3AC, #8D91D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFD
Lighter +20%#EFD7E4
Lighter +10%#E1B2CC
Darker −10%#C5689C
Darker −20%#B44683
Darker −30%#903769
Darker −40%#6B294E
More saturated +25%#E779B6
Less saturated −25%#BFA1B2

Channel breakdown

R211
G141
B180
Red211 (82.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue326.57°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G 8D · B B4

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