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Recognised as Colour

#DE45DB

  • #DE45DB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE45DB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 69, 219 and HSL 301°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE45DB#DE45DB
HEX#DE45DB
RGBrgb(222, 69, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2706, 0.8588
RGB percentages87.1%, 27.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(301.2, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.9%, 1.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,566,875
CSS custom property--colour: #DE45DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#21BA24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F7CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F90D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E55A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 24Violet · ΔE 24.7Fuchsia · ΔE 27.4Magenta · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45DE48
Analogous#9545DE, #DE458E
Triadic#DBDE45, #45DBDE
Split complementary#8EDE45, #45DE95
Tetradic#DE9545, #45DE48, #458EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF2FD
Lighter +30%#F5C7F4
Lighter +20%#ED9CEC
Lighter +10%#E670E3
Darker −10%#CC24C9
Darker −20%#A11C9E
Darker −30%#751573
Darker −40%#4A0D49
More saturated +25%#F92AF5
Less saturated −25%#C360C1

Channel breakdown

R222
G69
B219
Red222 (87.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue301.18°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 45 · B DB

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