Recognised as Colour

#DE5DFA

#DE5DFA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE5DFA is a violet with RGB values 222, 93, 250 and HSL 289°, 94%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DE5DFA

RGBrgb(222, 93, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3647, 0.9804

RGB percentages87.1%, 36.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(289.3, 94%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 62.8%, 98%)

CMYK11.2%, 62.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,573,050

CSS custom property--colour: #DE5DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#21A205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#318DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A9AF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DF77A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Dark violet · ΔE 27.1 Blue violet · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79FA5D

Analogous#905DFA, #FA5DC7

Triadic#FADE5D, #5DFADE

Split complementary#C7FA5D, #5DFA90

Tetradic#FA905D, #79FA5D, #5DC7FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF1FF

Lighter +20%#F2C0FD

Lighter +10%#E88EFC

Darker −10%#D42CF8

Darker −20%#C107EA

Darker −30%#9806B8

Darker −40%#700487

More saturated +25%#E158FF

Less saturated −25%#D172E5

Channel breakdown

R222

G93

B250

Red222 (87.1%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue289.3°

Saturation (HSL)94.01%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 5D · B FA

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