Recognised as Colour
#D9AADD
- #D9AADD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D9AADD is a magenta with RGB values 217, 170, 221 and HSL 295°, 43%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D9AADD#D9AADD
HEX#D9AADD
RGBrgb(217, 170, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6667, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.1%, 66.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(295.3, 42.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 23.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,265,053
CSS custom property--colour: #D9AADD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#265522
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEDDAA
Analogous#BFAADD, #DDAAC8
Triadic#DDD9AA, #AADDD9
Split complementary#C8DDAA, #AADDBF
Tetradic#DDBFAA, #AEDDAA, #AAC8DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G170
B221
Red217 (85.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue295.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G AA · B DD
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