Colour

#D4178B

#D4178B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#D4178B is a magenta with RGB values 212, 23, 139 and HSL 323°, 80%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#D4178B

RGBrgb(212, 23, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.0902, 0.5451

RGB percentages83.1%, 9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(323.2, 80.4%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323.2, 89.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 89.2%, 34.4%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,899,659

CSS custom property--colour: #D4178B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#2BE874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#435C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#797C87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E50053no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.3 Deep pink · ΔE 15.9 Hot pink · ΔE 20.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 30.9 Orchid · ΔE 31.5 Purple · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.33, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17D460

Analogous#BE17D4, #D4172D

Triadic#8BD417, #178BD4

Split complementary#2CD417, #17D4BE

Tetradic#D4BF17, #17D460, #172DD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8BFE2

Lighter +30%#F391CD

Lighter +20%#EE63B8

Lighter +10%#E935A3

Darker −10%#A6126D

Darker −20%#780D4F

Darker −30%#4A0831

Darker −40%#1C0312

More saturated +25%#EB0090

Less saturated −25%#B73484

Channel breakdown

R212

G23

B139

Red212 (83.1%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue323.17°

Saturation (HSL)80.43%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 17 · B 8B

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