Recognised as Colour

#DE7CDD

#DE7CDD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DE7CDD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 124, 221 and HSL 301°, 60%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DE7CDD

RGBrgb(222, 124, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4863, 0.8667

RGB percentages87.1%, 48.6%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(300.6, 59.8%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 44.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 44.1%, 0.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,580,957

CSS custom property--colour: #DE7CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#218322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7498E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A5DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E486A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.8 Violet · ΔE 6.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.8 Hot pink · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.79, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CDE7D

Analogous#AE7CDE, #DE7CAC

Triadic#DDDE7C, #7CDDDE

Split complementary#ACDE7C, #7CDEAE

Tetradic#DEAE7C, #7CDE7D, #7CACDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF6FD

Lighter +20%#F3CDF2

Lighter +10%#E8A5E8

Darker −10%#D453D2

Darker −20%#C331C1

Darker −30%#9A2799

Darker −40%#711D71

More saturated +25%#F368F1

Less saturated −25%#CA91C9

Channel breakdown

R222

G124

B221

Red222 (87.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue300.61°

Saturation (HSL)59.76%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 7C · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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