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Recognised as Colour

#DE54FF

  • #DE54FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#DE54FF is a violet with RGB values 222, 84, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#DE54FF#DE54FF
HEX#DE54FF
RGBrgb(222, 84, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3294, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 32.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(288.4, 100%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 67.1%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 67.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,570,751
CSS custom property--colour: #DE54FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#21AB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#008AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6097FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DE73A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22.3Magenta · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75FF54
Analogous#8854FF, #FF54CB
Triadic#FFDE54, #54FFDE
Split complementary#CAFF54, #54FF89
Tetradic#FF8954, #75FF54, #54CAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCEDFF
Lighter +20%#F2BAFF
Lighter +10%#E887FF
Darker −10%#D421FF
Darker −20%#BF00ED
Darker −30%#9600BA
Darker −40%#6D0087
More saturated +25%#DE54FF
Less saturated −25%#D169EA

Channel breakdown

R222
G84
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue288.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 54 · B FF

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