Recognised as Colour
#D99DC9
- #D99DC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D99DC9 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 157, 201 and HSL 316°, 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
#D99DC9#D99DC9
HEX#D99DC9
RGBrgb(217, 157, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6157, 0.7882
RGB percentages85.1%, 61.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(316, 44.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316, 27.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 7.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,261,705
CSS custom property--colour: #D99DC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#266236
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DD9AD
Analogous#CB9DD9, #D99DAB
Triadic#C9D99D, #9DC9D9
Split complementary#ABD99D, #9DD9CB
Tetradic#D9CB9D, #9DD9AD, #9DABD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G157
B201
Red217 (85.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue316°
Saturation (HSL)44.12%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 9D · B C9
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