Recognised as Colour
#D99EC9
- #D99EC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D99EC9 is a magenta with RGB values 217, 158, 201 and HSL 316°, 44%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D99EC9#D99EC9
HEX#D99EC9
RGBrgb(217, 158, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6196, 0.7882
RGB percentages85.1%, 62%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(316.3, 43.7%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 27.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 7.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,261,961
CSS custom property--colour: #D99EC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#266136
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ED9AE
Analogous#CC9ED9, #D99EAC
Triadic#C9D99E, #9EC9D9
Split complementary#ACD99E, #9ED9CC
Tetradic#D9CC9E, #9ED9AE, #9EACD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G158
B201
Red217 (85.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue316.27°
Saturation (HSL)43.7%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 9E · B C9
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