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Recognised as Colour

#D99BD0

  • #D99BD0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D99BD0 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 155, 208 and HSL 309°, 45%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D99BD0#D99BD0
HEX#D99BD0
RGBrgb(217, 155, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6078, 0.8157
RGB percentages85.1%, 60.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(308.7, 44.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 28.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 4.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,261,200
CSS custom property--colour: #D99BD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#26642F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAAD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DE9EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 4.6Thistle · ΔE 22.1Light pink · ΔE 25.1Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4Pink · ΔE 25.6Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BD9A4
Analogous#C39BD9, #D99BB1
Triadic#D0D99B, #9BD0D9
Split complementary#B1D99B, #9BD9C3
Tetradic#D9C39B, #9BD9A4, #9BB1D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5E5F3
Lighter +10%#E7C0E1
Darker −10%#CB76BF
Darker −20%#BD51AD
Darker −30%#9F3C90
Darker −40%#7A2E6F
More saturated +25%#EA8ADC
Less saturated −25%#C8ACC4

Channel breakdown

R217
G155
B208
Red217 (85.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue308.71°
Saturation (HSL)44.93%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 9B · B D0

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