Recognised as Colour

#DE6CDE

#DE6CDE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DE6CDE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 108, 222 and HSL 300°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DE6CDE#DE6CDE

HEX#DE6CDE

RGBrgb(222, 108, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4235, 0.8706

RGB percentages87.1%, 42.4%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(300, 63.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 51.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 51.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,576,862

CSS custom property--colour: #DE6CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#219321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#618FE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#849EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E4799Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.1 Violet · ΔE 7.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Hot pink · ΔE 28.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CDE6C

Analogous#A56CDE, #DE6CA5

Triadic#DEDE6C, #6CDEDE

Split complementary#A5DE6C, #6CDEA5

Tetradic#DEA56C, #6CDE6C, #6CA5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE9FA

Lighter +20%#F1BFF1

Lighter +10%#E796E7

Darker −10%#D542D5

Darker −20%#BA2ABA

Darker −30%#912091

Darker −40%#671767

More saturated +25%#F555F5

Less saturated −25%#C782C7

Channel breakdown

R222

G108

B222

Red222 (87.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)63.33%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR DE · G 6C · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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