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Recognised as Colour

#DE5CF6

  • #DE5CF6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE5CF6 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 92, 246 and HSL 291°, 90%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE5CF6#DE5CF6
HEX#DE5CF6
RGBrgb(222, 92, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3608, 0.9647
RGB percentages87.1%, 36.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(290.6, 89.5%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 62.6%, 96.5%)
CMYK9.8%, 62.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,572,790
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5CF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#21A309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#358BFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C99F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E075A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 24.2Orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.7Fuchsia · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74F65C
Analogous#915CF6, #F65CC1
Triadic#F6DE5C, #5CF6DE
Split complementary#C1F65C, #5CF691
Tetradic#F6915C, #74F65C, #5CC1F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEDFE
Lighter +20%#F2BDFB
Lighter +10%#E88CF9
Darker −10%#D42CF3
Darker −20%#BF0CE0
Darker −30%#960AAF
Darker −40%#6C077F
More saturated +25%#E453FF
Less saturated −25%#CF71E1

Channel breakdown

R222
G92
B246
Red222 (87.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue290.65°
Saturation (HSL)89.53%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 5C · B F6

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