Recognised as Colour
#DE6DD7
- #DE6DD7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DE6DD7 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 109, 215 and HSL 304°, 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
#DE6DD7#DE6DD7
HEX#DE6DD7
RGBrgb(222, 109, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4275, 0.8431
RGB percentages87.1%, 42.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(303.7, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.9%, 3.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,577,111
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6DD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#219228
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6DDE74
Analogous#AC6DDE, #DE6D9F
Triadic#D7DE6D, #6DD7DE
Split complementary#9FDE6D, #6DDEAC
Tetradic#DEAC6D, #6DDE74, #6D9FDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G109
B215
Red222 (87.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue303.72°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 6D · B D7
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