Recognised as Colour

#DE6ADE

#DE6ADE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DE6ADE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 106, 222 and HSL 300°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DE6ADE#DE6ADE

HEX#DE6ADE

RGBrgb(222, 106, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4157, 0.8706

RGB percentages87.1%, 41.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(300, 63.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 52.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 52.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,576,350

CSS custom property--colour: #DE6ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#219521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F8EE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#839DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E4779Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.2 Violet · ΔE 8.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8 Hot pink · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6ADE6A

Analogous#A46ADE, #DE6AA4

Triadic#DEDE6A, #6ADEDE

Split complementary#A4DE6A, #6ADEA4

Tetradic#DEA46A, #6ADE6A, #6AA4DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE7FA

Lighter +20%#F0BEF0

Lighter +10%#E794E7

Darker −10%#D540D5

Darker −20%#B929B9

Darker −30%#8F208F

Darker −40%#661666

More saturated +25%#F553F5

Less saturated −25%#C781C7

Channel breakdown

R222

G106

B222

Red222 (87.1%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)63.74%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR DE · G 6A · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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