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Recognised as Colour

#DE65FF

  • #DE65FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE65FF is a violet with RGB values 222, 101, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE65FF#DE65FF
HEX#DE65FF
RGBrgb(222, 101, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3961, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 39.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.1, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,575,103
CSS custom property--colour: #DE65FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#219A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B91FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DE7FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7Violet · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 25.7Blue violet · ΔE 28.2Dark violet · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86FF65
Analogous#9165FF, #FF65D3
Triadic#FFDE65, #65FFDE
Split complementary#D3FF65, #65FF91
Tetradic#FF9165, #86FF65, #65D3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#F4CBFF
Lighter +10%#E998FF
Darker −10%#D332FF
Darker −20%#C800FE
Darker −30%#9F00CB
Darker −40%#770098
More saturated +25%#DE65FF
Less saturated −25%#D378EC

Channel breakdown

R222
G101
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 65 · B FF

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