Recognised as Colour
#D9ACDD
- #D9ACDD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D9ACDD is a magenta with RGB values 217, 172, 221 and HSL 295°, 42%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D9ACDD#D9ACDD
HEX#D9ACDD
RGBrgb(217, 172, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6745, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.1%, 67.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(295.1, 41.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 22.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,265,565
CSS custom property--colour: #D9ACDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#265322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0DDAC
Analogous#C1ACDD, #DDACC9
Triadic#DDD9AC, #ACDDD9
Split complementary#C9DDAC, #ACDDC1
Tetradic#DDC1AC, #B0DDAC, #ACC9DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G172
B221
Red217 (85.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue295.1°
Saturation (HSL)41.88%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G AC · B DD
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