Colour

#DE2BC6

#DE2BC6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE2BC6 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 43, 198 and HSL 308°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DE2BC6

RGBrgb(222, 43, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1686, 0.7765

RGB percentages87.1%, 16.9%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(308, 73.1%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308, 80.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 80.6%, 10.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,560,198

CSS custom property--colour: #DE2BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#21D439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#286FCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F88C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E93E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6 Orchid · ΔE 26.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7 Violet · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BDE43

Analogous#9D2BDE, #DE2B6C

Triadic#C6DE2B, #2BC6DE

Split complementary#6CDE2B, #2BDE9D

Tetradic#DE9D2B, #2BDE43, #2B6CDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9DCF5

Lighter +30%#F3AFEA

Lighter +20%#EC83DE

Lighter +10%#E557D2

Darker −10%#B91DA4

Darker −20%#8D167D

Darker −30%#610F56

Darker −40%#35082F

More saturated +25%#FD0CDC

Less saturated −25%#BF4AB0

Channel breakdown

R222

G43

B198

Red222 (87.1%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue308.04°

Saturation (HSL)73.06%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 2B · B C6

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Colour values

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