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Recognised as Colour

#DE73CF

  • #DE73CF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DE73CF is a magenta with RGB values 222, 115, 207 and HSL 308°, 62%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DE73CF#DE73CF
HEX#DE73CF
RGBrgb(222, 115, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.451, 0.8118
RGB percentages87.1%, 45.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(308.4, 61.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 48.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 6.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,578,639
CSS custom property--colour: #DE73CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32296WCAG 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 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#218C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7190D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA0CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E67A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 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 text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 5.5Violet · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Hot pink · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73DE82
Analogous#B873DE, #DE7399
Triadic#CFDE73, #73CFDE
Split complementary#99DE73, #73DEB8
Tetradic#DEB873, #73DE82, #7399DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEFF9
Lighter +20%#F1C6EB
Lighter +10%#E89CDD
Darker −10%#D44AC1
Darker −20%#BE2DAA
Darker −30%#952385
Darker −40%#6C1960
More saturated +25%#F45DDF
Less saturated −25%#C889BF

Channel breakdown

R222
G115
B207
Red222 (87.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue308.41°
Saturation (HSL)61.85%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 73 · B CF

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