Colour

#D477E4

#D477E4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#D477E4 is a magenta with RGB values 212, 119, 228 and HSL 291°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D477E4

RGBrgb(212, 119, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.4667, 0.8941

RGB percentages83.1%, 46.7%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(291.2, 66.9%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 47.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK7%, 47.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,924,324

CSS custom property--colour: #D477E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#2B881B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6794E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#829FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D685A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.7 Violet · ΔE 7.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Plum · ΔE 28.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87E477

Analogous#9D77E4, #E477BE

Triadic#E4D477, #77E4D4

Split complementary#BEE477, #77E49D

Tetradic#E49D77, #87E477, #77BEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF7FD

Lighter +20%#EFCCF5

Lighter +10%#E1A2EC

Darker −10%#C74CDC

Darker −20%#B429CC

Darker −30%#8F20A2

Darker −40%#691877

More saturated +25%#E263F8

Less saturated −25%#C68BD0

Channel breakdown

R212

G119

B228

Red212 (83.1%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue291.19°

Saturation (HSL)66.87%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G 77 · B E4

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Colour values

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