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Recognised as Colour

#D6609D

  • #D6609D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#D6609D is a magenta with RGB values 214, 96, 157 and HSL 329°, 59%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#D6609D#D6609D
HEX#D6609D
RGBrgb(214, 96, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.3765, 0.6157
RGB percentages83.9%, 37.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(329, 59%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329, 55.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 26.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,049,437
CSS custom property--colour: #D6609D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#299F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E919Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E45C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.6Hot pink · ΔE 14Medium violet red · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 28.5Violet · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60D699
Analogous#D460D6, #D66062
Triadic#9DD660, #609DD6
Split complementary#62D660, #60D6D4
Tetradic#D6D460, #60D699, #6062D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5DAE8
Lighter +20%#EBB1CF
Lighter +10%#E089B6
Darker −10%#CC3784
Darker −20%#A52B6A
Darker −30%#7D2050
Darker −40%#541636
More saturated +25%#EF479E
Less saturated −25%#BD799C

Channel breakdown

R214
G96
B157
Red214 (83.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue328.98°
Saturation (HSL)59%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G 60 · B 9D

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