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Recognised as Colour

#DE57EA

  • #DE57EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE57EA is a magenta with RGB values 222, 87, 234 and HSL 295°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE57EA#DE57EA
HEX#DE57EA
RGBrgb(222, 87, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3412, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.1%, 34.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(295.1, 77.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 62.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,571,498
CSS custom property--colour: #DE57EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#21A815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A86EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7097E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E26D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Violet · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 22.1Fuchsia · ΔE 29.4Magenta · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63EA57
Analogous#9457EA, #EA57AD
Triadic#EADE57, #57EADE
Split complementary#ADEA57, #57EA94
Tetradic#EA9457, #63EA57, #57ADEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9DFFB
Lighter +20%#F0B2F5
Lighter +10%#E784F0
Darker −10%#D52AE4
Darker −20%#B518C3
Darker −30%#8B1395
Darker −40%#610D68
More saturated +25%#F042FF
Less saturated −25%#CA6FD2

Channel breakdown

R222
G87
B234
Red222 (87.1%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue295.1°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 57 · B EA

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