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Recognised as Colour

#D855B8

  • #D855B8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D855B8 is a magenta with RGB values 216, 85, 184 and HSL 315°, 63%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D855B8#D855B8
HEX#D855B8
RGBrgb(216, 85, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3333, 0.7216
RGB percentages84.7%, 33.3%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(314.7, 62.7%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 60.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 60.6%, 14.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,177,720
CSS custom property--colour: #D855B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#27AA47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A7BBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#818FB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E35A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.9Violet · ΔE 17.4Hot pink · ΔE 18.6Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55D875
Analogous#B655D8, #D85577
Triadic#B8D855, #55B8D8
Split complementary#77D855, #55D8B6
Tetradic#D8B655, #55D875, #5577D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFBFD
Lighter +30%#F5D1EC
Lighter +20%#EBA8DB
Lighter +10%#E27EC9
Darker −10%#CB2FA5
Darker −20%#A22583
Darker −30%#781C62
Darker −40%#4F1240
More saturated +25%#F23BC5
Less saturated −25%#BE6FAB

Channel breakdown

R216
G85
B184
Red216 (84.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue314.66°
Saturation (HSL)62.68%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 55 · B B8

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