Recognised as Colour

#D456EC

#D456EC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D456EC is a magenta with RGB values 212, 86, 236 and HSL 290°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D456EC

RGBrgb(212, 86, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.3373, 0.9255

RGB percentages83.1%, 33.7%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(290.4, 79.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 63.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK10.2%, 63.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,915,884

CSS custom property--colour: #D456EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#2BA913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D84F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6592E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Tritanopia#D66F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Violet · ΔE 23.7 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Dark violet · ΔE 26.6 Blue violet · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EEC56

Analogous#8956EC, #EC56B9

Triadic#ECD456, #56ECD4

Split complementary#B9EC56, #56EC89

Tetradic#EC8956, #6EEC56, #56B9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E0FB

Lighter +20%#EBB2F6

Lighter +10%#E084F1

Darker −10%#C828E7

Darker −20%#AA16C6

Darker −30%#821198

Darker −40%#5B0C6A

More saturated +25%#E143FF

Less saturated −25%#C46ED4

Channel breakdown

R212

G86

B236

Red212 (83.1%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue290.4°

Saturation (HSL)79.79%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G 56 · B EC

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