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Recognised as Colour

#D56DDE

  • #D56DDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D56DDE is a magenta with RGB values 213, 109, 222 and HSL 295°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D56DDE#D56DDE
HEX#D56DDE
RGBrgb(213, 109, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.4275, 0.8706
RGB percentages83.5%, 42.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(295.2, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK4.1%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,987,294
CSS custom property--colour: #D56DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#2A9221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8EE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9ADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D97B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.1Violet · ΔE 8.5Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76DE6D
Analogous#9D6DDE, #DE6DAE
Triadic#DED56D, #6DDED5
Split complementary#AFDE6D, #6DDE9D
Tetradic#DE9D6D, #76DE6D, #6DAEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9EAFA
Lighter +20%#EDC0F1
Lighter +10%#E197E7
Darker −10%#C943D5
Darker −20%#AF2ABB
Darker −30%#882191
Darker −40%#611768
More saturated +25%#E857F4
Less saturated −25%#C283C8

Channel breakdown

R213
G109
B222
Red213 (83.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue295.22°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G 6D · B DE

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