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Recognised as Colour

#DE12FF

  • #DE12FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DE12FF is a magenta with RGB values 222, 18, 255 and HSL 292°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DE12FF#DE12FF
HEX#DE12FF
RGBrgb(222, 18, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0706, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 7.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(291.6, 100%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 92.9%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 92.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,553,855
CSS custom property--colour: #DE12FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#21ED00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C8AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DF5797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 11.6Magenta · ΔE 11.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.8Medium orchid · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33FF12
Analogous#6712FF, #FF12AA
Triadic#FFDE12, #12FFDE
Split complementary#A9FF12, #12FF68
Tetradic#FF6812, #33FF12, #12AAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADEFF
Lighter +30%#F3ABFF
Lighter +20%#EC78FF
Lighter +10%#E545FF
Darker −10%#BF00DE
Darker −20%#9300AB
Darker −30%#670078
Darker −40%#3B0045
More saturated +25%#DE12FF
Less saturated −25%#C930E1

Channel breakdown

R222
G18
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue291.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 12 · B FF

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