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Recognised as Colour

#DE42D6

  • #DE42D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE42D6 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 66, 214 and HSL 303°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE42D6#DE42D6
HEX#DE42D6
RGBrgb(222, 66, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2588, 0.8392
RGB percentages87.1%, 25.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(303.1, 70.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 70.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.3%, 3.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,566,102
CSS custom property--colour: #DE42D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#21BD29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#317ADAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#708FD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E65688no 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 text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Orchid · ΔE 23.4Violet · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42DE4A
Analogous#9842DE, #DE4288
Triadic#D6DE42, #42D6DE
Split complementary#88DE42, #42DE98
Tetradic#DE9842, #42DE4A, #4288DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF0FC
Lighter +30%#F5C4F2
Lighter +20%#ED99E9
Lighter +10%#E66DDF
Darker −10%#CA23C1
Darker −20%#9E1C98
Darker −30%#73146E
Darker −40%#480C44
More saturated +25%#FA26EF
Less saturated −25%#C25EBD

Channel breakdown

R222
G66
B214
Red222 (87.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue303.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.27%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 42 · B D6

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