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Recognised as Colour

#D856D4

  • #D856D4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D856D4 is a magenta with RGB values 216, 86, 212 and HSL 302°, 63%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D856D4#D856D4
HEX#D856D4
RGBrgb(216, 86, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3373, 0.8314
RGB percentages84.7%, 33.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(301.8, 62.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.8, 60.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 60.2%, 1.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,178,004
CSS custom property--colour: #D856D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#27A92B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A80D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7692D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DF658Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7Orchid · ΔE 13.5Violet · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56D85A
Analogous#9B56D8, #D85693
Triadic#D4D856, #56D4D8
Split complementary#93D856, #56D89B
Tetradic#D89B56, #56D85A, #5693D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFE
Lighter +30%#F5D2F4
Lighter +20%#EBA9E9
Lighter +10%#E27FDF
Darker −10%#CC2FC7
Darker −20%#A3269F
Darker −30%#791C76
Darker −40%#50124E
More saturated +25%#F23CEC
Less saturated −25%#BE70BC

Channel breakdown

R216
G86
B212
Red216 (84.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue301.85°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 56 · B D4

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