Colour

#D949D9

#D949D9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D949D9 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 73, 217 and HSL 300°, 65%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D949D9

RGBrgb(217, 73, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.2863, 0.851

RGB percentages85.1%, 28.6%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(300, 65.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 66.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 66.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,240,217

CSS custom property--colour: #D949D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#26B626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#337CDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8ED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E05D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 22.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49D949

Analogous#9149D9, #D94991

Triadic#D9D949, #49D9D9

Split complementary#91D949, #49D991

Tetradic#D99149, #49D949, #4991D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF2FC

Lighter +30%#F3C8F3

Lighter +20%#EB9DEB

Lighter +10%#E273E2

Darker −10%#C629C6

Darker −20%#9C209C

Darker −30%#711871

Darker −40%#470F47

More saturated +25%#F42DF4

Less saturated −25%#BE64BE

Channel breakdown

R217

G73

B217

Red217 (85.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)65.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR D9 · G 49 · B D9

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Colour values

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