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Recognised as Colour

#DA6CE5

  • #DA6CE5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DA6CE5 is a magenta with RGB values 218, 108, 229 and HSL 295°, 70%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DA6CE5#DA6CE5
HEX#DA6CE5
RGBrgb(218, 108, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.4235, 0.898
RGB percentages85.5%, 42.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(294.5, 69.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 52.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK4.8%, 52.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,314,725
CSS custom property--colour: #DA6CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#25931A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8FE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9CE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DE7C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.6Violet · ΔE 9.9Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77E56C
Analogous#9D6CE5, #E56CB4
Triadic#E5DA6C, #6CE5DA
Split complementary#B3E56C, #6CE59E
Tetradic#E59E6C, #77E56C, #6CB4E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEEFC
Lighter +20%#F0C3F4
Lighter +10%#E597ED
Darker −10%#CF41DD
Darker −20%#B923C8
Darker −30%#911C9C
Darker −40%#691471
More saturated +25%#EC56FB
Less saturated −25%#C882CF

Channel breakdown

R218
G108
B229
Red218 (85.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)69.94%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G 6C · B E5

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