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Recognised as Colour

#DE25CB

  • #DE25CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE25CB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 37, 203 and HSL 306°, 74%, 51%. 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

#DE25CB#DE25CB
HEX#DE25CB
RGBrgb(222, 37, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1451, 0.7961
RGB percentages87.1%, 14.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(306.2, 73.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.2, 83.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 8.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,558,667
CSS custom property--colour: #DE25CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#21DA34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#176ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B88C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E83E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Fuchsia · ΔE 25.3Magenta · ΔE 25.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3Orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 22.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25DE38
Analogous#9525DE, #DE256E
Triadic#CBDE25, #25CBDE
Split complementary#6EDE25, #25DE95
Tetradic#DE9525, #25DE38, #256EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D6F5
Lighter +30%#F2AAEB
Lighter +20%#EB7EE0
Lighter +10%#E551D6
Darker −10%#B51BA5
Darker −20%#88157C
Darker −30%#5C0E54
Darker −40%#30072C
More saturated +25%#FD06E4
Less saturated −25%#BF44B2

Channel breakdown

R222
G37
B203
Red222 (87.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue306.16°
Saturation (HSL)73.71%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 25 · B CB

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