Recognised as Colour

#D738EA

#D738EA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#D738EA is a magenta with RGB values 215, 56, 234 and HSL 294°, 81%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

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HEX#D738EA

RGBrgb(215, 56, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.2196, 0.9176

RGB percentages84.3%, 22%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(293.6, 80.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 76.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK8.1%, 76.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,104,810

CSS custom property--colour: #D738EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23216WCAG 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 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#28C715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#578AE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DA5B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 18.9 Magenta · ΔE 18.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Dark violet · ΔE 20.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BEA38

Analogous#7E38EA, #EA38A4

Triadic#EAD738, #38EAD7

Split complementary#A4EA38, #38EA7E

Tetradic#EA7E38, #4BEA38, #38A4EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF1FD

Lighter +30%#F3C2F9

Lighter +20%#EA94F4

Lighter +10%#E066EF

Darker −10%#C417D8

Darker −20%#9A12AA

Darker −30%#700D7C

Darker −40%#46084E

More saturated +25%#E823FF

Less saturated −25%#C154CF

Channel breakdown

R215

G56

B234

Red215 (84.3%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue293.6°

Saturation (HSL)80.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D7 · G 38 · B EA

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