Recognised as Colour

#D99DC7

#D99DC7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D99DC7 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 157, 199 and HSL 318°, 44%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D99DC7

RGBrgb(217, 157, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6157, 0.7804

RGB percentages85.1%, 61.6%, 78%

HSLhsl(318, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 27.6%, 8.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,261,703

CSS custom property--colour: #D99DC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#266238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EAAC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACB3C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E09EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.2 Thistle · ΔE 18.2 Light pink · ΔE 20.1 Pink · ΔE 20.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DD9AF

Analogous#CD9DD9, #D99DA9

Triadic#C7D99D, #9DC7D9

Split complementary#A9D99D, #9DD9CD

Tetradic#D9CD9D, #9DD9AF, #9DA9D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E7F1

Lighter +10%#E7C2DC

Darker −10%#CB78B2

Darker −20%#BD549D

Darker −30%#9F3E82

Darker −40%#7B3064

More saturated +25%#EA8CCE

Less saturated −25%#C8AEC0

Channel breakdown

R217

G157

B199

Red217 (85.1%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue318°

Saturation (HSL)44.12%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 9D · B C7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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