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Recognised as Colour

#DE38BF

  • #DE38BF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE38BF is a magenta with RGB values 222, 56, 191 and HSL 311°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE38BF#DE38BF
HEX#DE38BF
RGBrgb(222, 56, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2196, 0.749
RGB percentages87.1%, 22%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(311.2, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.8%, 14%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,563,519
CSS custom property--colour: #DE38BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#21C740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D71C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Deuteranopia#778ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EA4378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 21.7Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1Violet · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3Hot pink · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38DE57
Analogous#AA38DE, #DE386C
Triadic#BFDE38, #38BFDE
Split complementary#6CDE38, #38DEAA
Tetradic#DEAA38, #38DE57, #386CDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE7F7
Lighter +30%#F4BBE9
Lighter +20%#ED8FDB
Lighter +10%#E564CD
Darker −10%#C320A4
Darker −20%#97197F
Darker −30%#6B125B
Darker −40%#3F0B36
More saturated +25%#FB1BD1
Less saturated −25%#C155AD

Channel breakdown

R222
G56
B191
Red222 (87.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue311.2°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 38 · B BF

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