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Recognised as Colour

#D837DF

  • #D837DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D837DF is a magenta with RGB values 216, 55, 223 and HSL 298°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D837DF#D837DF
HEX#D837DF
RGBrgb(216, 55, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.2157, 0.8745
RGB percentages84.7%, 21.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(297.5, 72.4%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.5, 75.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK3.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,170,079
CSS custom property--colour: #D837DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#27C820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#608ADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DE558Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Fuchsia · ΔE 21.8Magenta · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EDF37
Analogous#8437DF, #DF3792
Triadic#DFD837, #37DFD8
Split complementary#92DF37, #37DF84
Tetradic#DF8437, #3EDF37, #3792DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE7FB
Lighter +30%#F2BBF4
Lighter +20%#E98FED
Lighter +10%#E163E6
Darker −10%#BD1FC4
Darker −20%#921898
Darker −30%#68116C
Darker −40%#3E0A40
More saturated +25%#F31AFC
Less saturated −25%#BD54C2

Channel breakdown

R216
G55
B223
Red216 (84.7%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue297.5°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 37 · B DF

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