Colour
#D9379F
- #D9379F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#D9379F is a magenta with RGB values 217, 55, 159 and HSL 321°, 68%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#D9379F#D9379F
HEX#D9379F
RGBrgb(217, 55, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.2157, 0.6235
RGB percentages85.1%, 21.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(321.5, 68.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 74.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.7%, 26.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,235,551
CSS custom property--colour: #D9379F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#26C860
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37D971
Analogous#C237D9, #D9374E
Triadic#9FD937, #379FD9
Split complementary#4ED937, #37D9C2
Tetradic#D9C237, #37D971, #374ED9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G55
B159
Red217 (85.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue321.48°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 37 · B 9F
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