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Recognised as Colour

#DE55D4

  • #DE55D4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE55D4 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 85, 212 and HSL 304°, 67%, 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

#DE55D4#DE55D4
HEX#DE55D4
RGBrgb(222, 85, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3333, 0.8314
RGB percentages87.1%, 33.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(304.4, 67.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 61.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 4.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,570,964
CSS custom property--colour: #DE55D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#21AA2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C81D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B94D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#E6638Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1Orchid · ΔE 14.4Violet · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8Medium violet red · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55DE5F
Analogous#A455DE, #DE558F
Triadic#D4DE55, #55D4DE
Split complementary#90DE55, #55DEA4
Tetradic#DEA355, #55DE5F, #558FDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D5F4
Lighter +20%#EFAAEA
Lighter +10%#E680DF
Darker −10%#D62AC9
Darker −20%#AC21A2
Darker −30%#811979
Darker −40%#561151
More saturated +25%#F73CEA
Less saturated −25%#C56EBE

Channel breakdown

R222
G85
B212
Red222 (87.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue304.38°
Saturation (HSL)67.49%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 55 · B D4

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