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Recognised as Colour

#D755D9

  • #D755D9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D755D9 is a magenta with RGB values 215, 85, 217 and HSL 299°, 63%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D755D9#D755D9
HEX#D755D9
RGBrgb(215, 85, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.3333, 0.851
RGB percentages84.3%, 33.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(299.1, 63.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 60.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK0.9%, 60.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,112,217
CSS custom property--colour: #D755D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#28AA26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4381DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7291D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DD6690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10Orchid · ΔE 15.9Violet · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3Purple · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57D955
Analogous#9555D9, #D95599
Triadic#D9D755, #55D9D7
Split complementary#99D955, #55D995
Tetradic#D99555, #57D955, #5599D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFE
Lighter +30%#F4D2F5
Lighter +20%#EBA8EC
Lighter +10%#E17FE2
Darker −10%#CB2ECD
Darker −20%#A225A3
Darker −30%#781B7A
Darker −40%#4F1250
More saturated +25%#F03BF3
Less saturated −25%#BE6FBF

Channel breakdown

R215
G85
B217
Red215 (84.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue299.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.46%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 55 · B D9

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