Recognised as Colour

#D542CE

#D542CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D542CE is a magenta with RGB values 213, 66, 206 and HSL 303°, 64%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D542CE#D542CE

HEX#D542CE

RGBrgb(213, 66, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.2588, 0.8078

RGB percentages83.5%, 25.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(302.9, 63.6%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 69%, 83.5%)

CMYK0%, 69%, 3.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,976,270

CSS custom property--colour: #D542CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#2ABD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3276D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DD5483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 22.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3 Purple · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42D549

Analogous#9342D5, #D54284

Triadic#CED542, #42CED5

Split complementary#85D542, #42D593

Tetradic#D59242, #42D549, #4284D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE9F9

Lighter +30%#F1BFEE

Lighter +20%#E895E4

Lighter +10%#DE6CD9

Darker −10%#BB29B4

Darker −20%#91208B

Darker −30%#671763

Darker −40%#3D0E3B

More saturated +25%#F225E8

Less saturated −25%#B85FB4

Channel breakdown

R213

G66

B206

Red213 (83.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue302.86°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D5 · G 42 · B CE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#D542CE

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else