Recognised as Colour
#D78DCB
- #D78DCB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D78DCB is a magenta with RGB values 215, 141, 203 and HSL 310°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D78DCB#D78DCB
HEX#D78DCB
RGBrgb(215, 141, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5529, 0.7961
RGB percentages84.3%, 55.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(309.7, 48.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 34.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.4%, 5.6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,126,539
CSS custom property--colour: #D78DCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#287234
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DD799
Analogous#BE8DD7, #D78DA6
Triadic#CBD78D, #8DCBD7
Split complementary#A6D78D, #8DD7BE
Tetradic#D7BE8D, #8DD799, #8DA6D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G141
B203
Red215 (84.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue309.73°
Saturation (HSL)48.05%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 8D · B CB
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