Recognised as Colour

#DE63F8

#DE63F8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE63F8 is a violet with RGB values 222, 99, 248 and HSL 290°, 91%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DE63F8

RGBrgb(222, 99, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3882, 0.9725

RGB percentages87.1%, 38.8%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(289.5, 91.4%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 60.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK10.5%, 60.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,574,584

CSS custom property--colour: #DE63F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#219C07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F8FFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#709CF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DF7BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 23.2 Blue violet · ΔE 29.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DF863

Analogous#9463F8, #F863C8

Triadic#F8DE63, #63F8DE

Split complementary#C8F863, #63F894

Tetradic#F89463, #7DF863, #63C8F8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF5FF

Lighter +20%#F3C5FC

Lighter +10%#E894FA

Darker −10%#D432F6

Darker −20%#C30BEA

Darker −30%#9B08BA

Darker −40%#720689

More saturated +25%#E35CFF

Less saturated −25%#D177E4

Channel breakdown

R222

G99

B248

Red222 (87.1%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue289.53°

Saturation (HSL)91.41%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 63 · B F8

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