Colour

#D966ED

#D966ED
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D966ED is a magenta with RGB values 217, 102, 237 and HSL 291°, 79%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D966ED

RGBrgb(217, 102, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4, 0.9294

RGB percentages85.1%, 40%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(291.1, 78.9%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 57%, 92.9%)

CMYK8.4%, 57%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,247,661

CSS custom property--colour: #D966ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#269912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C8DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#749AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DB7AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.7 Violet · ΔE 15.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AED66

Analogous#9566ED, #ED66BE

Triadic#EDD966, #66EDD9

Split complementary#BDED66, #66ED96

Tetradic#ED9666, #7AED66, #66BEED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEFFD

Lighter +20%#F0C1F8

Lighter +10%#E494F2

Darker −10%#CE38E8

Darker −20%#B819D4

Darker −30%#9114A6

Darker −40%#690E79

More saturated +25%#E654FF

Less saturated −25%#CA7BD8

Channel breakdown

R217

G102

B237

Red217 (85.1%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue291.11°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G 66 · B ED

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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