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Recognised as Colour

#DE37EC

  • #DE37EC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DE37EC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 55, 236 and HSL 295°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DE37EC#DE37EC
HEX#DE37EC
RGBrgb(222, 55, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2157, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.1%, 21.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(295.4, 82.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.4, 76.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 76.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,563,308
CSS custom property--colour: #DE37EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#21C813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E25A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 16.9Magenta · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2Blue violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45EC37
Analogous#8437EC, #EC37A0
Triadic#ECDE37, #37ECDE
Split complementary#A0EC37, #37EC84
Tetradic#EC8437, #45EC37, #37A0EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF1FE
Lighter +30%#F5C3F9
Lighter +20%#ED94F5
Lighter +10%#E666F0
Darker −10%#CC15DB
Darker −20%#A110AD
Darker −30%#750C7E
Darker −40%#4A084F
More saturated +25%#EE24FF
Less saturated −25%#C752D1

Channel breakdown

R222
G55
B236
Red222 (87.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue295.36°
Saturation (HSL)82.65%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 37 · B EC

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