Recognised as Colour
#D497DB
- #D497DB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D497DB is a magenta with RGB values 212, 151, 219 and HSL 294°, 49%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D497DB#D497DB
HEX#D497DB
RGBrgb(212, 151, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.5922, 0.8588
RGB percentages83.1%, 59.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(293.8, 48.6%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.8, 31.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK3.2%, 31.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,932,507
CSS custom property--colour: #D497DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#2B6824
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EDB97
Analogous#B297DB, #DB97C0
Triadic#DBD497, #97DBD4
Split complementary#C0DB97, #97DBB2
Tetradic#DBB297, #9EDB97, #97C0DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G151
B219
Red212 (83.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue293.82°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 97 · B DB
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