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Recognised as Colour

#D72ECA

  • #D72ECA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D72ECA is a magenta with RGB values 215, 46, 202 and HSL 305°, 68%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D72ECA#D72ECA
HEX#D72ECA
RGBrgb(215, 46, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1804, 0.7922
RGB percentages84.3%, 18%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(304.6, 67.9%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.6, 78.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 78.6%, 6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,102,218
CSS custom property--colour: #D72ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#28D135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B6FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6886C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E0457Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 26.6Fuchsia · ΔE 27.6Magenta · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ED73B
Analogous#902ED7, #D72E75
Triadic#CAD72E, #2ECAD7
Split complementary#75D72E, #2ED790
Tetradic#D7902E, #2ED73B, #2E75D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D9F5
Lighter +30%#F0AEEB
Lighter +20%#E784E0
Lighter +10%#DF59D5
Darker −10%#B022A5
Darker −20%#851A7D
Darker −30%#5B1155
Darker −40%#30092D
More saturated +25%#F60FE4
Less saturated −25%#B84DB0

Channel breakdown

R215
G46
B202
Red215 (84.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue304.62°
Saturation (HSL)67.87%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 2E · B CA

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