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Recognised as Colour

#DE2DDE

  • #DE2DDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DE2DDE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 45, 222 and HSL 300°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DE2DDE#DE2DDE
HEX#DE2DDE
RGBrgb(222, 45, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1765, 0.8706
RGB percentages87.1%, 17.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(300, 72.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 79.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,560,734
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#21D221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Deuteranopia#638BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Tritanopia#E54D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 19Magenta · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Blue violet · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DDE2D
Analogous#862DDE, #DE2D86
Triadic#DEDE2D, #2DDEDE
Split complementary#86DE2D, #2DDE86
Tetradic#DE862D, #2DDE2D, #2D86DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADDFA
Lighter +30%#F3B1F3
Lighter +20%#EC85EC
Lighter +10%#E559E5
Darker −10%#BB1DBB
Darker −20%#8F168F
Darker −30%#630F63
Darker −40%#360936
More saturated +25%#FC0FFC
Less saturated −25%#C04BC0

Channel breakdown

R222
G45
B222
Red222 (87.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)72.84%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DE · G 2D · B DE

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