Recognised as Colour

#DE73E5

#DE73E5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DE73E5 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 115, 229 and HSL 296°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#DE73E5

RGBrgb(222, 115, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.451, 0.898

RGB percentages87.1%, 45.1%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(296.3, 68.7%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 49.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK3.1%, 49.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,578,661

CSS custom property--colour: #DE73E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#218C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6594E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E281A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.2 Orchid · ΔE 6.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1 Hot pink · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AE573

Analogous#A573E5, #E573B3

Triadic#E5DE73, #73E5DE

Split complementary#B3E573, #73E5A5

Tetradic#E5A573, #7AE573, #73B3E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF4FD

Lighter +20%#F2C9F5

Lighter +10%#E89EED

Darker −10%#D448DD

Darker −20%#C226CC

Darker −30%#991EA1

Darker −40%#701676

More saturated +25%#F05EFA

Less saturated −25%#CC88D0

Channel breakdown

R222

G115

B229

Red222 (87.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue296.32°

Saturation (HSL)68.67%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 73 · B E5

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