Colour

#C22DDE

#C22DDE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C22DDE is a magenta with RGB values 194, 45, 222 and HSL 291°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C22DDE

RGBrgb(194, 45, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1765, 0.8706

RGB percentages76.1%, 17.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(290.5, 72.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 79.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK12.6%, 79.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,725,726

CSS custom property--colour: #C22DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#3DD221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#427DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C35587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1 Dark violet · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.2 Magenta · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49DE2D

Analogous#6A2DDE, #DE2DA2

Triadic#DEC22D, #2DDEC2

Split complementary#A2DE2D, #2DDE69

Tetradic#DE692D, #49DE2D, #2DA2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5DDFA

Lighter +30%#E8B1F3

Lighter +20%#DC85EC

Lighter +10%#CF59E5

Darker −10%#A21DBB

Darker −20%#7C168F

Darker −30%#550F63

Darker −40%#2F0936

More saturated +25%#D70FFC

Less saturated −25%#AD4BC0

Channel breakdown

R194

G45

B222

Red194 (76.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue290.51°

Saturation (HSL)72.84%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 2D · B DE

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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