Recognised as Colour
#D978B9
- #D978B9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D978B9 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 120, 185 and HSL 320°, 56%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D978B9#D978B9
HEX#D978B9
RGBrgb(217, 120, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4706, 0.7255
RGB percentages85.1%, 47.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(319.8, 56.1%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 44.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 14.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,252,217
CSS custom property--colour: #D978B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#268746
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78D998
Analogous#C878D9, #D97889
Triadic#B9D978, #78B9D9
Split complementary#89D978, #78D9C8
Tetradic#D9C978, #78D998, #7889D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G120
B185
Red217 (85.1%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue319.79°
Saturation (HSL)56.07%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 78 · B B9
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