Colour

#DE37EE

#DE37EE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DE37EE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 55, 238 and HSL 295°, 84%, 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

#DE37EE#DE37EE

HEX#DE37EE

RGBrgb(222, 55, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2157, 0.9333

RGB percentages87.1%, 21.6%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(294.8, 84.3%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.8, 76.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK6.7%, 76.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,563,310

CSS custom property--colour: #DE37EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#21C811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C8EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E25B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 16.4 Magenta · ΔE 16.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 25.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#47EE37

Analogous#8237EE, #EE37A3

Triadic#EEDE37, #37EEDE

Split complementary#A2EE37, #37EE83

Tetradic#EE8337, #47EE37, #37A3EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF3FE

Lighter +30%#F5C4FA

Lighter +20%#EE95F6

Lighter +10%#E666F2

Darker −10%#CD13DF

Darker −20%#A20FB0

Darker −30%#770B81

Darker −40%#4B0752

More saturated +25%#EC26FF

Less saturated −25%#C852D3

Channel breakdown

R222

G55

B238

Red222 (87.1%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue294.75°

Saturation (HSL)84.33%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 37 · B EE

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