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Recognised as Colour

#DE6DF5

  • #DE6DF5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE6DF5 is a violet with RGB values 222, 109, 245 and HSL 290°, 87%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE6DF5#DE6DF5
HEX#DE6DF5
RGBrgb(222, 109, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4275, 0.9608
RGB percentages87.1%, 42.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(289.9, 87.2%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 55.5%, 96.1%)
CMYK9.4%, 55.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,577,141
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6DF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#21920A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5294F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#E081A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Violet · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84F56D
Analogous#9A6DF5, #F56DC8
Triadic#F5DE6D, #6DF5DE
Split complementary#C8F56D, #6DF59A
Tetradic#F59A6D, #84F56D, #6DC8F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFF
Lighter +20%#F4CCFC
Lighter +10%#E99DF8
Darker −10%#D33DF2
Darker −20%#C710EC
Darker −30%#9E0DBC
Darker −40%#760A8C
More saturated +25%#E563FF
Less saturated −25%#D181E2

Channel breakdown

R222
G109
B245
Red222 (87.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue289.85°
Saturation (HSL)87.18%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 6D · B F5

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