Colour

#DE52D2

#DE52D2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE52D2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 82, 210 and HSL 305°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DE52D2

RGBrgb(222, 82, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3216, 0.8235

RGB percentages87.1%, 32.2%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(305.1, 68%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.1, 63.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 63.1%, 5.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,570,194

CSS custom property--colour: #DE52D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#21AD2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A7FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A93CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E7608Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 17.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#52DE5E

Analogous#A452DE, #DE528C

Triadic#D2DE52, #52D2DE

Split complementary#8CDE52, #52DEA4

Tetradic#DEA452, #52DE5E, #528CDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFDFF

Lighter +30%#F7D2F3

Lighter +20%#EEA8E8

Lighter +10%#E67DDD

Darker −10%#D429C6

Darker −20%#AA209E

Darker −30%#7F1876

Darker −40%#54104E

More saturated +25%#F838E7

Less saturated −25%#C46CBD

Channel breakdown

R222

G82

B210

Red222 (87.1%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue305.14°

Saturation (HSL)67.96%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 52 · B D2

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Colour values

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