Recognised as Colour
#D7479F
- #D7479F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#D7479F is a magenta with RGB values 215, 71, 159 and HSL 323°, 64%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#D7479F#D7479F
HEX#D7479F
RGBrgb(215, 71, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.2784, 0.6235
RGB percentages84.3%, 27.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(323.3, 64.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 67%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 26%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,108,575
CSS custom property--colour: #D7479F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#28B860
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47D77F
Analogous#C747D7, #D74757
Triadic#9FD747, #479FD7
Split complementary#57D747, #47D7C7
Tetradic#D7C747, #47D77F, #4757D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G71
B159
Red215 (84.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue323.33°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 47 · B 9F
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