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Recognised as Colour

#DE55FE

  • #DE55FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#DE55FE is a violet with RGB values 222, 85, 254 and HSL 289°, 99%, 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

#DE55FE#DE55FE
HEX#DE55FE
RGBrgb(222, 85, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3333, 0.9961
RGB percentages87.1%, 33.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(288.6, 98.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 66.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK12.6%, 66.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,571,006
CSS custom property--colour: #DE55FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#21AA01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6198FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DE74A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Fuchsia · ΔE 22.9Magenta · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 24Blue violet · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75FE55
Analogous#8955FE, #FE55CA
Triadic#FEDE55, #55FEDE
Split complementary#CAFE55, #55FE89
Tetradic#FE8955, #75FE55, #55CAFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCEDFF
Lighter +20%#F2BAFF
Lighter +10%#E888FE
Darker −10%#D422FE
Darker −20%#BF01EC
Darker −30%#9601B9
Darker −40%#6D0186
More saturated +25%#DF54FF
Less saturated −25%#D16AE9

Channel breakdown

R222
G85
B254
Red222 (87.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue288.64°
Saturation (HSL)98.83%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 55 · B FE

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