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Recognised as Colour

#D959CC

  • #D959CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D959CC is a magenta with RGB values 217, 89, 204 and HSL 306°, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

#D959CC#D959CC
HEX#D959CC
RGBrgb(217, 89, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.349, 0.8
RGB percentages85.1%, 34.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(306.1, 62.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.1, 59%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 59%, 6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,244,300
CSS custom property--colour: #D959CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#26A633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5381D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C93C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E1648Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Violet · ΔE 13.7Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Hot pink · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59D966
Analogous#A659D9, #D9598C
Triadic#CCD959, #59CCD9
Split complementary#8CD959, #59D9A6
Tetradic#D9A659, #59D966, #598CD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6D6F2
Lighter +20%#ECACE6
Lighter +10%#E383D9
Darker −10%#D030BF
Darker −20%#A62699
Darker −30%#7D1C73
Darker −40%#53134D
More saturated +25%#F33FE0
Less saturated −25%#C072B8

Channel breakdown

R217
G89
B204
Red217 (85.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue306.09°
Saturation (HSL)62.75%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 59 · B CC

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