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Recognised as Colour

#DE57CF

  • #DE57CF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DE57CF is a magenta with RGB values 222, 87, 207 and HSL 307°, 67%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DE57CF#DE57CF
HEX#DE57CF
RGBrgb(222, 87, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3412, 0.8118
RGB percentages87.1%, 34.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(306.7, 67.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 60.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 6.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,571,471
CSS custom property--colour: #DE57CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#21A830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5281D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E94CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Tritanopia#E7638Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 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 text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Violet · ΔE 14.9Medium violet red · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6Hot pink · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57DE66
Analogous#AA57DE, #DE578B
Triadic#CFDE57, #57CFDE
Split complementary#8BDE57, #57DEAA
Tetradic#DEAA57, #57DE66, #578BDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D7F4
Lighter +20%#EFACE7
Lighter +10%#E682DB
Darker −10%#D62CC3
Darker −20%#AD229E
Darker −30%#821A77
Darker −40%#581150
More saturated +25%#F73EE3
Less saturated −25%#C570BB

Channel breakdown

R222
G87
B207
Red222 (87.1%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)67.16%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 57 · B CF

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