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Recognised as Colour

#DE52E2

  • #DE52E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE52E2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 82, 226 and HSL 298°, 71%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE52E2#DE52E2
HEX#DE52E2
RGBrgb(222, 82, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3216, 0.8863
RGB percentages87.1%, 32.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(298.3, 71.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 63.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK1.8%, 63.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,570,210
CSS custom property--colour: #DE52E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#21AD1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B83E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7294DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E46693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Orchid · ΔE 21Violet · ΔE 21.2Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1Fuchsia · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56E252
Analogous#9652E2, #E2529E
Triadic#E2DE52, #52E2DE
Split complementary#9EE252, #52E296
Tetradic#E29652, #56E252, #529EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D5F8
Lighter +20%#EFA9F1
Lighter +10%#E67EE9
Darker −10%#D626DB
Darker −20%#AC1EB0
Darker −30%#821685
Darker −40%#570F59
More saturated +25%#F639FB
Less saturated −25%#C66BC9

Channel breakdown

R222
G82
B226
Red222 (87.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue298.33°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 52 · B E2

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