Colour

#D838CD

#D838CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D838CD is a magenta with RGB values 216, 56, 205 and HSL 304°, 67%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D838CD

RGBrgb(216, 56, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.2196, 0.8039

RGB percentages84.7%, 22%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(304.1, 67.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 74.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 74.1%, 5.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,170,317

CSS custom property--colour: #D838CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#27C732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2873D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B88C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#E14C80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5 Violet · ΔE 26 Fuchsia · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#38D843

Analogous#9338D8, #D8387D

Triadic#CDD838, #38CDD8

Split complementary#7DD838, #38D893

Tetradic#D89338, #38D843, #387DD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9E3F8

Lighter +30%#F1B8ED

Lighter +20%#E98DE2

Lighter +10%#E063D8

Darker −10%#B924AF

Darker −20%#8E1C86

Darker −30%#64145E

Darker −40%#390B36

More saturated +25%#F61AE7

Less saturated −25%#BA56B3

Channel breakdown

R216

G56

B205

Red216 (84.7%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue304.13°

Saturation (HSL)67.23%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G 38 · B CD

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