Colour

#DE6CEA

#DE6CEA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE6CEA is a magenta with RGB values 222, 108, 234 and HSL 294°, 75%, 67%. 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

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HEX#DE6CEA

RGBrgb(222, 108, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4235, 0.9176

RGB percentages87.1%, 42.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(294.3, 75%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 53.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK5.1%, 53.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,576,874

CSS custom property--colour: #DE6CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#219315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5991EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E9FE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E27DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7 Violet · ΔE 11.2 Orchid · ΔE 12 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78EA6C

Analogous#9F6CEA, #EA6CB7

Triadic#EADE6C, #6CEADE

Split complementary#B7EA6C, #6CEA9F

Tetradic#EA9F6C, #78EA6C, #6CB7EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF2FD

Lighter +20%#F2C5F7

Lighter +10%#E899F0

Darker −10%#D43FE4

Darker −20%#C11ED2

Darker −30%#9818A5

Darker −40%#6F1179

More saturated +25%#EF57FF

Less saturated −25%#CD81D5

Channel breakdown

R222

G108

B234

Red222 (87.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue294.29°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 6C · B EA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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