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Recognised as Colour

#D8359D

  • #D8359D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#D8359D is a magenta with RGB values 216, 53, 157 and HSL 322°, 68%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D8359D#D8359D
HEX#D8359D
RGBrgb(216, 53, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.2078, 0.6157
RGB percentages84.7%, 20.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(321.7, 67.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 75.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 75.5%, 27.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,169,501
CSS custom property--colour: #D8359D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#27CA62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C69A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E73065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.8Hot pink · ΔE 17.6Deep pink · ΔE 20.2Orchid · ΔE 24.2Dark magenta · ΔE 28.1Violet · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35D870
Analogous#C235D8, #D8354B
Triadic#9DD835, #359DD8
Split complementary#4CD835, #35D8C2
Tetradic#D8C135, #35D870, #354BD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E0F0
Lighter +30%#F1B5DB
Lighter +20%#E98AC6
Lighter +10%#E060B2
Darker −10%#B72381
Darker −20%#8C1B63
Darker −30%#611345
Darker −40%#360B27
More saturated +25%#F617A5
Less saturated −25%#BA5395

Channel breakdown

R216
G53
B157
Red216 (84.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue321.72°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 35 · B 9D

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