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Recognised as Colour

#DE17FF

  • #DE17FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DE17FF is a magenta with RGB values 222, 23, 255 and HSL 291°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DE17FF#DE17FF
HEX#DE17FF
RGBrgb(222, 23, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0902, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 9%, 100%
HSLhsl(291.5, 100%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 91%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,555,135
CSS custom property--colour: #DE17FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#21E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E8BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DF5898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 11.6Magenta · ΔE 11.6Dark violet · ΔE 22Blue violet · ΔE 26.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3Medium orchid · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38FF17
Analogous#6A17FF, #FF17AC
Triadic#FFDE17, #17FFDE
Split complementary#ACFF17, #17FF6A
Tetradic#FF6A17, #38FF17, #17ACFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE3FF
Lighter +30%#F4B0FF
Lighter +20%#ED7DFF
Lighter +10%#E54AFF
Darker −10%#C300E3
Darker −20%#9700B0
Darker −30%#6B007D
Darker −40%#3F004A
More saturated +25%#DE17FF
Less saturated −25%#C934E2

Channel breakdown

R222
G23
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue291.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 17 · B FF

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