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Recognised as Colour

#DE21CC

  • #DE21CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE21CC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 33, 204 and HSL 306°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE21CC#DE21CC
HEX#DE21CC
RGBrgb(222, 33, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1294, 0.8
RGB percentages87.1%, 12.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(305.7, 74.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 85.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 85.1%, 8.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,557,644
CSS custom property--colour: #DE21CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#21DE33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C6ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A87C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E83D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Fuchsia · ΔE 24.1Magenta · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3Dark magenta · ΔE 28.9Dark violet · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21DE33
Analogous#9221DE, #DE216D
Triadic#CCDE21, #21CCDE
Split complementary#6DDE21, #21DE92
Tetradic#DE9221, #21DE33, #216DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D3F5
Lighter +30%#F2A6EB
Lighter +20%#EB7AE0
Lighter +10%#E54DD6
Darker −10%#B21AA3
Darker −20%#85147A
Darker −30%#590D52
Darker −40%#2C0729
More saturated +25%#FE01E6
Less saturated −25%#BE41B2

Channel breakdown

R222
G33
B204
Red222 (87.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue305.71°
Saturation (HSL)74.12%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 21 · B CC

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