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Recognised as Colour

#DE68D8

  • #DE68D8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DE68D8 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 104, 216 and HSL 303°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DE68D8#DE68D8
HEX#DE68D8
RGBrgb(222, 104, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4078, 0.8471
RGB percentages87.1%, 40.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(303.1, 64.1%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 53.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 53.2%, 2.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,575,832
CSS custom property--colour: #DE68D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#219727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#608CDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#849CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E57397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 5.8Violet · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68DE6E
Analogous#A968DE, #DE689D
Triadic#D8DE68, #68D8DE
Split complementary#9DDE68, #68DEA9
Tetradic#DEA968, #68DE6E, #689DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E6F8
Lighter +20%#F0BCEE
Lighter +10%#E792E3
Darker −10%#D53ECD
Darker −20%#B828B1
Darker −30%#8E1F88
Darker −40%#641660
More saturated +25%#F551ED
Less saturated −25%#C77FC3

Channel breakdown

R222
G104
B216
Red222 (87.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue303.05°
Saturation (HSL)64.13%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 68 · B D8

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