Recognised as Colour
#D79DCA
- #D79DCA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D79DCA is a magenta with RGB values 215, 157, 202 and HSL 313°, 42%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D79DCA#D79DCA
HEX#D79DCA
RGBrgb(215, 157, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6157, 0.7922
RGB percentages84.3%, 61.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(313.4, 42%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.4, 27%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 27%, 6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,130,634
CSS custom property--colour: #D79DCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#286235
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DD7AA
Analogous#C79DD7, #D79DAD
Triadic#CAD79D, #9DCAD7
Split complementary#ADD79D, #9DD7C7
Tetradic#D7C79D, #9DD7AA, #9DADD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G157
B202
Red215 (84.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue313.45°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 9D · B CA
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