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Recognised as Colour

#D988CC

  • #D988CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D988CC is a magenta with RGB values 217, 136, 204 and HSL 310°, 52%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D988CC#D988CC
HEX#D988CC
RGBrgb(217, 136, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5333, 0.8
RGB percentages85.1%, 53.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(309.6, 51.6%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 37.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,256,332
CSS custom property--colour: #D988CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#267733

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#879CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA7CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E08CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#88D995
Analogous#BD88D9, #D988A4
Triadic#CCD988, #88CCD9
Split complementary#A4D988, #88D9BD
Tetradic#D9BE88, #88D995, #88A4D9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFE
Lighter +20%#F2D5ED
Lighter +10%#E5AFDD
Darker −10%#CD61BB
Darker −20%#BE3DA9
Darker −30%#983087
Darker −40%#712465
More saturated +25%#ED74D9
Less saturated −25%#C59CBF

Channel breakdown

R217
G136
B204
Red217 (85.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue309.63°
Saturation (HSL)51.59%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 88 · B CC

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