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Recognised as Colour

#D557E2

  • #D557E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D557E2 is a magenta with RGB values 213, 87, 226 and HSL 294°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D557E2#D557E2
HEX#D557E2
RGBrgb(213, 87, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.3412, 0.8863
RGB percentages83.5%, 34.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(294.4, 70.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 61.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK5.8%, 61.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,981,666
CSS custom property--colour: #D557E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#2AA81D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C83E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D92DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D96C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.7Orchid · ΔE 18.8Violet · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64E257
Analogous#8F57E2, #E257AA
Triadic#E2D557, #57E2D5
Split complementary#AAE257, #57E28F
Tetradic#E28F57, #64E257, #57AAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6D9F9
Lighter +20%#EBAEF1
Lighter +10%#E082EA
Darker −10%#CA2CDA
Darker −20%#A61FB4
Darker −30%#7E1888
Darker −40%#56105D
More saturated +25%#E93EFB
Less saturated −25%#C170C9

Channel breakdown

R213
G87
B226
Red213 (83.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue294.39°
Saturation (HSL)70.56%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G 57 · B E2

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