Colour

#DE6EDD

#DE6EDD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DE6EDD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 110, 221 and HSL 301°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DE6EDD

RGBrgb(222, 110, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4314, 0.8667

RGB percentages87.1%, 43.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(300.5, 62.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.5, 50.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 50.5%, 0.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,577,373

CSS custom property--colour: #DE6EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#219122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6490E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#869EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E47A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.6 Violet · ΔE 6.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8 Medium purple · ΔE 26.5 Hot pink · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EDE6F

Analogous#A76EDE, #DE6EA5

Triadic#DDDE6E, #6EDDDE

Split complementary#A5DE6E, #6EDEA7

Tetradic#DEA76E, #6EDE6F, #6EA5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAEBFA

Lighter +20%#F1C1F0

Lighter +10%#E798E7

Darker −10%#D544D3

Darker −20%#BB2BBA

Darker −30%#922191

Darker −40%#681868

More saturated +25%#F458F3

Less saturated −25%#C884C7

Channel breakdown

R222

G110

B221

Red222 (87.1%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue300.54°

Saturation (HSL)62.92%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 6E · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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