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Recognised as Colour

#DE2AC3

  • #DE2AC3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE2AC3 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 42, 195 and HSL 309°, 73%, 52%. 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

#DE2AC3#DE2AC3
HEX#DE2AC3
RGBrgb(222, 42, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1647, 0.7647
RGB percentages87.1%, 16.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(309, 73.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 81.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 81.1%, 12.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,559,939
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21126WCAG 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 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#21D53C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B6EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7188BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E93C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 26.3Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4Violet · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 22.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ADE45
Analogous#9F2ADE, #DE2A69
Triadic#C3DE2A, #2AC3DE
Split complementary#69DE2A, #2ADE9F
Tetradic#DE9F2A, #2ADE45, #2A69DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9DBF5
Lighter +30%#F3AEE8
Lighter +20%#EC82DC
Lighter +10%#E556CF
Darker −10%#B81DA1
Darker −20%#8C167A
Darker −30%#600F54
Darker −40%#34082D
More saturated +25%#FD0BD9
Less saturated −25%#BF49AD

Channel breakdown

R222
G42
B195
Red222 (87.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue309°
Saturation (HSL)73.17%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 2A · B C3

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