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Recognised as Colour

#DE55D8

  • #DE55D8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE55D8 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 85, 216 and HSL 303°, 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

#DE55D8#DE55D8
HEX#DE55D8
RGBrgb(222, 85, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3333, 0.8471
RGB percentages87.1%, 33.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(302.6, 67.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 61.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 2.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,570,968
CSS custom property--colour: #DE55D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#21AA27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4982DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7994D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#E5648Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 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 text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Orchid · ΔE 15.7Violet · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.2Medium violet red · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55DE5B
Analogous#A055DE, #DE5593
Triadic#D8DE55, #55D8DE
Split complementary#93DE55, #55DEA0
Tetradic#DEA055, #55DE5B, #5593DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D5F5
Lighter +20%#EFAAEC
Lighter +10%#E680E2
Darker −10%#D62ACE
Darker −20%#AC21A6
Darker −30%#81197C
Darker −40%#561153
More saturated +25%#F73CEF
Less saturated −25%#C56EC1

Channel breakdown

R222
G85
B216
Red222 (87.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue302.63°
Saturation (HSL)67.49%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 55 · B D8

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