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Recognised as Colour

#D972DD

  • #D972DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D972DD is a magenta with RGB values 217, 114, 221 and HSL 298°, 61%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D972DD#D972DD
HEX#D972DD
RGBrgb(217, 114, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4471, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.1%, 44.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(297.8, 61.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.8, 48.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 48.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,250,717
CSS custom property--colour: #D972DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#268D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6791E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#859EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DE7E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 3.1Violet · ΔE 6.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Hot pink · ΔE 28.4Plum · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 3.12, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76DD72
Analogous#A372DD, #DD72AC
Triadic#DDD972, #72DDD9
Split complementary#ACDD72, #72DDA3
Tetradic#DDA372, #76DD72, #72ACDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEDFB
Lighter +20%#EFC4F1
Lighter +10%#E49BE7
Darker −10%#CE49D3
Darker −20%#B62DBC
Darker −30%#8E2393
Darker −40%#67196A
More saturated +25%#ED5CF3
Less saturated −25%#C588C7

Channel breakdown

R217
G114
B221
Red217 (85.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue297.76°
Saturation (HSL)61.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 72 · B DD

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