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Recognised as Colour

#D96AE9

  • #D96AE9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D96AE9 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 106, 233 and HSL 292°, 74%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D96AE9#D96AE9
HEX#D96AE9
RGBrgb(217, 106, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4157, 0.9137
RGB percentages85.1%, 41.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(292.4, 74.3%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 54.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK6.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,248,681
CSS custom property--colour: #D96AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#269516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#558FEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9BE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#DC7CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.3Violet · ΔE 12.4Orchid · ΔE 12.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AE96A
Analogous#9A6AE9, #E96AB9
Triadic#E9D96A, #6AE9D9
Split complementary#B9E96A, #6AE99A
Tetradic#E99A6A, #7AE96A, #6AB9E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEFFD
Lighter +20%#F0C3F6
Lighter +10%#E496F0
Darker −10%#CE3EE2
Darker −20%#B81ECF
Darker −30%#9118A2
Darker −40%#691176
More saturated +25%#E955FE
Less saturated −25%#C97FD4

Channel breakdown

R217
G106
B233
Red217 (85.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue292.44°
Saturation (HSL)74.27%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 6A · B E9

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