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Recognised as Colour

#D42896

  • #D42896
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#D42896 is a magenta with RGB values 212, 40, 150 and HSL 322°, 68%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D42896#D42896
HEX#D42896
RGBrgb(212, 40, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1569, 0.5882
RGB percentages83.1%, 15.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(321.6, 68.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 81.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 81.1%, 29.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,904,022
CSS custom property--colour: #D42896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#2BD769

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Deuteranopia#797F92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E31E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.6Deep pink · ΔE 19.2Hot pink · ΔE 19.7Orchid · ΔE 26.8Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8Purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28D466
Analogous#BC28D4, #D42840
Triadic#96D428, #2896D4
Split complementary#40D428, #28D4BC
Tetradic#D4BC28, #28D466, #2840D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6D2E9
Lighter +30%#EEA7D5
Lighter +20%#E67CC0
Lighter +10%#DE51AB
Darker −10%#A92078
Darker −20%#7E1859
Darker −30%#53103B
Darker −40%#28081D
More saturated +25%#F4089F
Less saturated −25%#B5488D

Channel breakdown

R212
G40
B150
Red212 (83.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue321.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.25%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 28 · B 96

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