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Recognised as Colour

#D96BEF

  • #D96BEF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D96BEF is a magenta with RGB values 217, 107, 239 and HSL 290°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D96BEF#D96BEF
HEX#D96BEF
RGBrgb(217, 107, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4196, 0.9373
RGB percentages85.1%, 42%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(290, 80.5%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 55.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK9.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,248,943
CSS custom property--colour: #D96BEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#269410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5290F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#779CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DB7EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.7Violet · ΔE 14.3Orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81EF6B
Analogous#976BEF, #EF6BC3
Triadic#EFD96B, #6BEFD9
Split complementary#C3EF6B, #6BEF97
Tetradic#EF976B, #81EF6B, #6BC3EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF5FE
Lighter +20%#F1C7F9
Lighter +10%#E599F4
Darker −10%#CD3DEA
Darker −20%#BB18DC
Darker −30%#9413AE
Darker −40%#6D0E80
More saturated +25%#E45BFF
Less saturated −25%#CB80DB

Channel breakdown

R217
G107
B239
Red217 (85.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 6B · B EF

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