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Recognised as Colour

#DE6EDE

  • #DE6EDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DE6EDE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 110, 222 and HSL 300°, 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

#DE6EDE#DE6EDE
HEX#DE6EDE
RGBrgb(222, 110, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4314, 0.8706
RGB percentages87.1%, 43.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(300, 62.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 50.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,577,374
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#219121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6390E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#859EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E47A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 5.1Violet · ΔE 6.9Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Hot pink · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EDE6E
Analogous#A66EDE, #DE6EA6
Triadic#DEDE6E, #6EDEDE
Split complementary#A6DE6E, #6EDEA6
Tetradic#DEA66E, #6EDE6E, #6EA6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEBFA
Lighter +20%#F1C1F1
Lighter +10%#E798E7
Darker −10%#D544D5
Darker −20%#BB2BBB
Darker −30%#922192
Darker −40%#681868
More saturated +25%#F458F4
Less saturated −25%#C884C8

Channel breakdown

R222
G110
B222
Red222 (87.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)62.92%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DE · G 6E · B DE

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