Recognised as Colour
#D79FC6
- #D79FC6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D79FC6 is a magenta with RGB values 215, 159, 198 and HSL 318°, 41%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D79FC6#D79FC6
HEX#D79FC6
RGBrgb(215, 159, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6235, 0.7765
RGB percentages84.3%, 62.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(318.2, 41.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.2, 26%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 26%, 7.9%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,131,142
CSS custom property--colour: #D79FC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#286039
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FD7B0
Analogous#CC9FD7, #D79FAA
Triadic#C6D79F, #9FC6D7
Split complementary#AAD79F, #9FD7CC
Tetradic#D7CC9F, #9FD7B0, #9FAAD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G159
B198
Red215 (84.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue318.21°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 9F · B C6
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