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Recognised as Colour

#DE69ED

  • #DE69ED
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE69ED is a magenta with RGB values 222, 105, 237 and HSL 293°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE69ED#DE69ED
HEX#DE69ED
RGBrgb(222, 105, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4118, 0.9294
RGB percentages87.1%, 41.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(293.2, 78.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 55.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.3%, 55.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,576,109
CSS custom property--colour: #DE69ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#219612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5390F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E17BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Violet · ΔE 14Orchid · ΔE 14.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78ED69
Analogous#9C69ED, #ED69BA
Triadic#EDDE69, #69EDDE
Split complementary#BAED69, #69ED9C
Tetradic#ED9C69, #78ED69, #69BAED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2FD
Lighter +20%#F2C4F8
Lighter +10%#E897F2
Darker −10%#D43BE8
Darker −20%#C11AD6
Darker −30%#9814A9
Darker −40%#6F0F7B
More saturated +25%#EC57FF
Less saturated −25%#CE7ED8

Channel breakdown

R222
G105
B237
Red222 (87.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue293.18°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 69 · B ED

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