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Recognised as Colour

#DE3ED3

  • #DE3ED3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE3ED3 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 62, 211 and HSL 304°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE3ED3#DE3ED3
HEX#DE3ED3
RGBrgb(222, 62, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2431, 0.8275
RGB percentages87.1%, 24.3%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(304.1, 70.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 72.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 72.1%, 5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,565,075
CSS custom property--colour: #DE3ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#21C12C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F78D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#708DCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E75285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 24Violet · ΔE 25.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.4Fuchsia · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EDE49
Analogous#993EDE, #DE3E83
Triadic#D3DE3E, #3ED3DE
Split complementary#83DE3E, #3EDE99
Tetradic#DE993E, #3EDE49, #3E83DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCECFB
Lighter +30%#F4C1F1
Lighter +20%#ED95E7
Lighter +10%#E56ADD
Darker −10%#C722BC
Darker −20%#9B1B93
Darker −30%#701369
Darker −40%#440C40
More saturated +25%#FA22EB
Less saturated −25%#C25ABB

Channel breakdown

R222
G62
B211
Red222 (87.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue304.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 3E · B D3

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