Recognised as Colour

#D872DD

#D872DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#D872DD is a magenta with RGB values 216, 114, 221 and HSL 297°, 61%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D872DD

RGBrgb(216, 114, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.4471, 0.8667

RGB percentages84.7%, 44.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(297.2, 61.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 48.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK2.3%, 48.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,185,181

CSS custom property--colour: #D872DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#278D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6691E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#849EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DD7E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 3.3 Violet · ΔE 6.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Hot pink · ΔE 28.7 Plum · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 3.32, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77DD72

Analogous#A272DD, #DD72AD

Triadic#DDD872, #72DDD8

Split complementary#ACDD72, #72DDA3

Tetradic#DDA372, #77DD72, #72ADDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAEDFB

Lighter +20%#EFC4F1

Lighter +10%#E39BE7

Darker −10%#CD49D3

Darker −20%#B52DBC

Darker −30%#8D2393

Darker −40%#66196A

More saturated +25%#EC5CF3

Less saturated −25%#C488C7

Channel breakdown

R216

G114

B221

Red216 (84.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue297.2°

Saturation (HSL)61.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G 72 · B DD

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