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Recognised as Colour

#D9227E

  • #D9227E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#D9227E is a magenta with RGB values 217, 34, 126 and HSL 330°, 73%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D9227E#D9227E
HEX#D9227E
RGBrgb(217, 34, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.1333, 0.4941
RGB percentages85.1%, 13.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(329.8, 72.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.8, 84.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 84.3%, 41.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,230,142
CSS custom property--colour: #D9227E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#26DD81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#81807Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EB004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.4Deep pink · ΔE 14.4Hot pink · ΔE 19.5Pale violetred · ΔE 29.5Orchid · ΔE 37Crimson · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22D97D
Analogous#D922D9, #D92222
Triadic#7ED922, #227ED9
Split complementary#22D922, #22D9D8
Tetradic#D9D922, #22D97D, #2223D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8CFE4
Lighter +30%#F1A3CA
Lighter +20%#EA77B1
Lighter +10%#E34B97
Darker −10%#AD1B64
Darker −20%#81144B
Darker −30%#550D31
Darker −40%#290618
More saturated +25%#F8037E
Less saturated −25%#BA417E

Channel breakdown

R217
G34
B126
Red217 (85.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue329.84°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 22 · B 7E

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