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Recognised as Colour

#D78AB6

  • #D78AB6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D78AB6 is a magenta with RGB values 215, 138, 182 and HSL 326°, 49%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D78AB6#D78AB6
HEX#D78AB6
RGBrgb(215, 138, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5412, 0.7137
RGB percentages84.3%, 54.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(325.7, 49%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 35.8%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.8%, 15.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,125,750
CSS custom property--colour: #D78AB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#287549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9AB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A6B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E18A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.5Pale violetred · ΔE 16.1Light pink · ΔE 22.8Pink · ΔE 24.9Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD7AB
Analogous#D28AD7, #D78A8F
Triadic#B6D78A, #8AB6D7
Split complementary#90D78A, #8AD7D2
Tetradic#D7D28A, #8AD7AB, #8A8FD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFD
Lighter +20%#F1D6E5
Lighter +10%#E4B0CE
Darker −10%#CA649E
Darker −20%#BB4086
Darker −30%#95336B
Darker −40%#6F2650
More saturated +25%#EB76B9
Less saturated −25%#C39EB3

Channel breakdown

R215
G138
B182
Red215 (84.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)49.04%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 8A · B B6

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