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Recognised as Colour

#D96DE9

  • #D96DE9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D96DE9 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 109, 233 and HSL 292°, 74%, 67%. 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

#D96DE9#D96DE9
HEX#D96DE9
RGBrgb(217, 109, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4275, 0.9137
RGB percentages85.1%, 42.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(292.3, 73.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 53.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK6.9%, 53.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,249,449
CSS custom property--colour: #D96DE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#269216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5990EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9DE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DC7EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8Violet · ΔE 11Orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
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#7DE96D
Analogous#9B6DE9, #E96DBB
Triadic#E9D96D, #6DE9D9
Split complementary#BBE96D, #6DE99B
Tetradic#E99B6D, #7DE96D, #6DBBE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2FD
Lighter +20%#F0C6F6
Lighter +10%#E599F0
Darker −10%#CD41E2
Darker −20%#BA1FD1
Darker −30%#9219A4
Darker −40%#6B1278
More saturated +25%#E958FE
Less saturated −25%#C982D4

Channel breakdown

R217
G109
B233
Red217 (85.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue292.26°
Saturation (HSL)73.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 6D · B E9

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