Colour

#D400AD

#D400AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#D400AD is a magenta with RGB values 212, 0, 173 and HSL 311°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#D400AD

RGBrgb(212, 0, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0, 0.6784

RGB percentages83.1%, 0%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(311, 100%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311, 100%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 18.4%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,893,805

CSS custom property--colour: #D400AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#2BFF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2060B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E11A65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9 Purple · ΔE 28.4 Orchid · ΔE 28.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D427

Analogous#9100D4, #D40043

Triadic#ADD400, #00ADD4

Split complementary#43D400, #00D491

Tetradic#D49100, #00D427, #0043D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA1EE

Lighter +30%#FF6EE4

Lighter +20%#FF3BDB

Lighter +10%#FF08D2

Darker −10%#A10083

Darker −20%#6E005A

Darker −30%#3B0030

Darker −40%#080007

More saturated +25%#D400AD

Less saturated −25%#BA1B9C

Channel breakdown

R212

B173

Red212 (83.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue311.04°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 00 · B AD

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