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Recognised as Colour

#DE23CB

  • #DE23CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE23CB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 35, 203 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

#DE23CB#DE23CB
HEX#DE23CB
RGBrgb(222, 35, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1373, 0.7961
RGB percentages87.1%, 13.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(306.1, 73.9%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.1, 84.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 84.2%, 8.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,558,155
CSS custom property--colour: #DE23CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#21DC34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#136ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B87C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75 from the original
Tritanopia#E83D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Fuchsia · ΔE 24.9Magenta · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5Dark magenta · ΔE 28.5Orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23DE36
Analogous#9423DE, #DE236D
Triadic#CBDE23, #23CBDE
Split complementary#6DDE23, #23DE94
Tetradic#DE9423, #23DE36, #236DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D4F5
Lighter +30%#F2A8EA
Lighter +20%#EB7CE0
Lighter +10%#E54FD5
Darker −10%#B31BA4
Darker −20%#87147B
Darker −30%#5A0E53
Darker −40%#2E072A
More saturated +25%#FE03E4
Less saturated −25%#BE43B2

Channel breakdown

R222
G35
B203
Red222 (87.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue306.1°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 23 · B CB

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