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Recognised as Colour

#D899E4

  • #D899E4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D899E4 is a magenta with RGB values 216, 153, 228 and HSL 290°, 58%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D899E4#D899E4
HEX#D899E4
RGBrgb(216, 153, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6, 0.8941
RGB percentages84.7%, 60%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(290.4, 58.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 32.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK5.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,195,172
CSS custom property--colour: #D899E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#27661B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#90ABE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DAA1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A5E499
Analogous#B399E4, #E499CB
Triadic#E4D899, #99E4D8
Split complementary#CBE499, #99E4B2
Tetradic#E4B299, #A5E499, #99CBE4

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7EAF9
Lighter +10%#E7C1EF
Darker −10%#C971D9
Darker −20%#B948CF
Darker −30%#9F30B4
Darker −40%#7B258C
More saturated +25%#E389F4
Less saturated −25%#CDA9D4

Channel breakdown

R216
G153
B228
Red216 (84.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue290.4°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 99 · B E4

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