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Colour

#DE5AFF

  • #DE5AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE5AFF is a violet with RGB values 222, 90, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE5AFF#DE5AFF
HEX#DE5AFF
RGBrgb(222, 90, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3529, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 35.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(288, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,572,287
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#21A500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F8CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6499FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DE77A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2Fuchsia · ΔE 24.8Magenta · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Blue violet · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BFF5A
Analogous#8B5AFF, #FF5ACE
Triadic#FFDE5A, #5AFFDE
Split complementary#CEFF5A, #5AFF8B
Tetradic#FF8C5A, #7BFF5A, #5ACEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF3FF
Lighter +20%#F2C0FF
Lighter +10%#E88DFF
Darker −10%#D427FF
Darker −20%#C200F3
Darker −30%#9A00C0
Darker −40%#71008D
More saturated +25%#DE5AFF
Less saturated −25%#D26FEA

Channel breakdown

R222
G90
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 5A · B FF

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