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Recognised as Colour

#D479E2

  • #D479E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D479E2 is a magenta with RGB values 212, 121, 226 and HSL 292°, 64%, 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

#D479E2#D479E2
HEX#D479E2
RGBrgb(212, 121, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.4745, 0.8863
RGB percentages83.1%, 47.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(292, 64.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 46.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK6.2%, 46.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,924,834
CSS custom property--colour: #D479E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#2B861D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B95E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#859FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D686A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.2Violet · ΔE 7.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87E279
Analogous#9F79E2, #E279BC
Triadic#E2D479, #79E2D4
Split complementary#BCE279, #79E2A0
Tetradic#E2A079, #87E279, #79BCE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF7FD
Lighter +20%#EFCDF4
Lighter +10%#E1A3EB
Darker −10%#C74FD9
Darker −20%#B42CC9
Darker −30%#8F239F
Darker −40%#691976
More saturated +25%#E365F6
Less saturated −25%#C58DCE

Channel breakdown

R212
G121
B226
Red212 (83.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue292°
Saturation (HSL)64.42%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 79 · B E2

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