Recognised as Colour
#D49BCD
- #D49BCD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D49BCD is a magenta with RGB values 212, 155, 205 and HSL 307°, 40%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D49BCD#D49BCD
HEX#D49BCD
RGBrgb(212, 155, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6078, 0.8039
RGB percentages83.1%, 60.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(307.4, 39.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.4, 26.9%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 26.9%, 3.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,933,517
CSS custom property--colour: #D49BCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#2B6432
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BD4A2
Analogous#BE9BD4, #D49BB0
Triadic#CDD49B, #9BCDD4
Split complementary#B1D49B, #9BD4BE
Tetradic#D4BE9B, #9BD4A2, #9BB1D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G155
B205
Red212 (83.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue307.37°
Saturation (HSL)39.86%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 9B · B CD
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