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Recognised as Colour

#D9038A

  • #D9038A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#D9038A is a magenta with RGB values 217, 3, 138 and HSL 322°, 97%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D9038A#D9038A
HEX#D9038A
RGBrgb(217, 3, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.0118, 0.5412
RGB percentages85.1%, 1.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(322.1, 97.3%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 98.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 98.6%, 36.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,222,218
CSS custom property--colour: #D9038A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#26FC75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7E86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EA0050no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.1Deep pink · ΔE 13.3Hot pink · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 33.1Orchid · ΔE 33.9Purple · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03D952
Analogous#BD03D9, #D9031F
Triadic#8AD903, #038AD9
Split complementary#1FD903, #03D9BD
Tetradic#D9BD03, #03D952, #031FD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEAADF
Lighter +30%#FD78CC
Lighter +20%#FC46B9
Lighter +10%#FC13A6
Darker −10%#A7026A
Darker −20%#74024A
Darker −30%#42012A
Darker −40%#10000A
More saturated +25%#DC008B
Less saturated −25%#BE1E83

Channel breakdown

R217
G3
B138
Red217 (85.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue322.15°
Saturation (HSL)97.27%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 03 · B 8A

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