Recognised as Colour
#D79CC6
- #D79CC6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D79CC6 is a magenta with RGB values 215, 156, 198 and HSL 317°, 42%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D79CC6#D79CC6
HEX#D79CC6
RGBrgb(215, 156, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6118, 0.7765
RGB percentages84.3%, 61.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(317.3, 42.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 27.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 7.9%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,130,374
CSS custom property--colour: #D79CC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#286339
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CD7AD
Analogous#CA9CD7, #D79CA9
Triadic#C6D79C, #9CC6D7
Split complementary#A9D79C, #9CD7CB
Tetradic#D7CB9C, #9CD7AD, #9CA9D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G156
B198
Red215 (84.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue317.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 9C · B C6
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