Recognised as Colour

#D427CB

#D427CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D427CB is a magenta with RGB values 212, 39, 203 and HSL 303°, 69%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D427CB#D427CB

HEX#D427CB

RGBrgb(212, 39, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1529, 0.7961

RGB percentages83.1%, 15.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(303.1, 68.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 81.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 81.6%, 4.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,903,819

CSS custom property--colour: #D427CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#2BD834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Deuteranopia#6283C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DC437Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.7 Magenta · ΔE 25.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27D430

Analogous#8727D4, #D42774

Triadic#CBD427, #27CBD4

Split complementary#74D427, #27D487

Tetradic#D48727, #27D430, #2774D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6D1F4

Lighter +30%#EFA5EB

Lighter +20%#E77AE1

Lighter +10%#DF4FD7

Darker −10%#A91FA2

Darker −20%#7E1779

Darker −30%#530F4F

Darker −40%#280726

More saturated +25%#F308E7

Less saturated −25%#B546AF

Channel breakdown

R212

G39

B203

Red212 (83.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue303.12°

Saturation (HSL)68.92%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 27 · B CB

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