Colour
#D38ED9
- #D38ED9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D38ED9 is a magenta with RGB values 211, 142, 217 and HSL 295°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D38ED9#D38ED9
HEX#D38ED9
RGBrgb(211, 142, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5569, 0.851
RGB percentages82.7%, 55.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(295.2, 49.7%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 34.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK2.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,864,665
CSS custom property--colour: #D38ED9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#2C7126
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94D98E
Analogous#AE8ED9, #D98EB9
Triadic#D9D38E, #8ED9D3
Split complementary#BAD98E, #8ED9AE
Tetradic#D9AD8E, #94D98E, #8EB9D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G142
B217
Red211 (82.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue295.2°
Saturation (HSL)49.67%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 8E · B D9
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