Colour

#DE23DD

#DE23DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DE23DD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 35, 221 and HSL 300°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

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HEX#DE23DD

RGBrgb(222, 35, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1373, 0.8667

RGB percentages87.1%, 13.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(300.3, 73.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.3, 84.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 84.2%, 0.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,558,173

CSS custom property--colour: #DE23DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#21DC22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6089D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E54885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 17.4 Magenta · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4 Dark violet · ΔE 24.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9 Blue violet · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#23DE24

Analogous#8123DE, #DE2380

Triadic#DDDE23, #23DDDE

Split complementary#80DE23, #23DE82

Tetradic#DE8223, #23DE24, #2380DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9D4F8

Lighter +30%#F2A8F2

Lighter +20%#EB7CEB

Lighter +10%#E54FE4

Darker −10%#B31BB2

Darker −20%#871486

Darker −30%#5A0E5A

Darker −40%#2E072E

More saturated +25%#FE03FC

Less saturated −25%#BE43BE

Channel breakdown

R222

G35

B221

Red222 (87.1%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue300.32°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 23 · B DD

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