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Recognised as Colour

#DE4BDC

  • #DE4BDC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE4BDC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 75, 220 and HSL 301°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE4BDC#DE4BDC
HEX#DE4BDC
RGBrgb(222, 75, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2941, 0.8627
RGB percentages87.1%, 29.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(300.8, 69%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.8, 66.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.2%, 0.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,568,412
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#21B423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#377EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7192D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E55F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9Orchid · ΔE 21.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22Violet · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2Fuchsia · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BDE4D
Analogous#974BDE, #DE4B92
Triadic#DCDE4B, #4BDCDE
Split complementary#93DE4B, #4BDE96
Tetradic#DE964B, #4BDE4D, #4B92DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF7FE
Lighter +30%#F6CCF5
Lighter +20%#EEA1ED
Lighter +10%#E676E4
Darker −10%#D026CE
Darker −20%#A51EA3
Darker −30%#7A1678
Darker −40%#4F0E4E
More saturated +25%#F930F6
Less saturated −25%#C366C2

Channel breakdown

R222
G75
B220
Red222 (87.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue300.82°
Saturation (HSL)69.01%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 4B · B DC

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