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Recognised as Colour

#D957D9

  • #D957D9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D957D9 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 87, 217 and HSL 300°, 63%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D957D9#D957D9
HEX#D957D9
RGBrgb(217, 87, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.3412, 0.851
RGB percentages85.1%, 34.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(300, 63.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 59.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,243,801
CSS custom property--colour: #D957D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#26A826

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4782DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7593D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DF6790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4Orchid · ΔE 14.9Violet · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6Purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57D957
Analogous#9857D9, #D95798
Triadic#D9D957, #57D9D9
Split complementary#98D957, #57D998
Tetradic#D99857, #57D957, #5798D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFF
Lighter +30%#F5D4F5
Lighter +20%#ECAAEC
Lighter +10%#E281E2
Darker −10%#CE2FCE
Darker −20%#A525A5
Darker −30%#7B1C7B
Darker −40%#521252
More saturated +25%#F33DF3
Less saturated −25%#BF71BF

Channel breakdown

R217
G87
B217
Red217 (85.1%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)63.11%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 57 · B D9

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