Recognised as Colour
#D79DD2
- #D79DD2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D79DD2 is a magenta with RGB values 215, 157, 210 and HSL 305°, 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
#D79DD2#D79DD2
HEX#D79DD2
RGBrgb(215, 157, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6157, 0.8235
RGB percentages84.3%, 61.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(305.2, 42%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.2, 27%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 27%, 2.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,130,642
CSS custom property--colour: #D79DD2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#28622D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DD7A2
Analogous#BF9DD7, #D79DB5
Triadic#D2D79D, #9DD2D7
Split complementary#B5D79D, #9DD7BF
Tetradic#D7BF9D, #9DD7A2, #9DB5D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G157
B210
Red215 (84.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue305.17°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 9D · B D2
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