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Recognised as Colour

#DE48CD

  • #DE48CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE48CD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 72, 205 and HSL 307°, 69%, 58%. 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

#DE48CD#DE48CD
HEX#DE48CD
RGBrgb(222, 72, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2824, 0.8039
RGB percentages87.1%, 28.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(306.8, 69.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 67.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.6%, 7.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,567,629
CSS custom property--colour: #DE48CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#21B732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#427AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7790C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E75685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 18.4Violet · ΔE 20.5Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48DE59
Analogous#A448DE, #DE4882
Triadic#CDDE48, #48CDDE
Split complementary#82DE48, #48DEA4
Tetradic#DEA448, #48DE59, #4882DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF5FC
Lighter +30%#F5CAF0
Lighter +20%#EE9EE5
Lighter +10%#E673D9
Darker −10%#CE25BB
Darker −20%#A31D94
Darker −30%#77166C
Darker −40%#4C0E45
More saturated +25%#F92DE2
Less saturated −25%#C363B8

Channel breakdown

R222
G72
B205
Red222 (87.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue306.8°
Saturation (HSL)69.44%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 48 · B CD

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