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Recognised as Colour

#DE43AE

  • #DE43AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DE43AE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 67, 174 and HSL 319°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DE43AE#DE43AE
HEX#DE43AE
RGBrgb(222, 67, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2627, 0.6824
RGB percentages87.1%, 26.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(318.6, 70.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 69.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 21.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,566,318
CSS custom property--colour: #DE43AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#21BC51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5272B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Deuteranopia#818CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC4473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.4Hot pink · ΔE 18Orchid · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 23.6Deep pink · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43DE73
Analogous#C043DE, #DE4361
Triadic#AEDE43, #43AEDE
Split complementary#61DE43, #43DEC0
Tetradic#DEC043, #43DE73, #4361DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF1F9
Lighter +30%#F5C5E6
Lighter +20%#ED9AD3
Lighter +10%#E66EC1
Darker −10%#CA2497
Darker −20%#9F1C76
Darker −30%#741456
Darker −40%#480D36
More saturated +25%#FA27B9
Less saturated −25%#C25FA3

Channel breakdown

R222
G67
B174
Red222 (87.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue318.58°
Saturation (HSL)70.14%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 43 · B AE

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