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Recognised as Colour

#DE7DE9

  • #DE7DE9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DE7DE9 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 125, 233 and HSL 294°, 71%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DE7DE9#DE7DE9
HEX#DE7DE9
RGBrgb(222, 125, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4902, 0.9137
RGB percentages87.1%, 49%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(293.9, 71.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 46.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK4.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,581,225
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7DE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#218216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA6E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E18AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 4.8Orchid · ΔE 6.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Plum · ΔE 27.8Hot pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88E97D
Analogous#A87DE9, #E97DBE
Triadic#E9DE7D, #7DE9DE
Split complementary#BEE97D, #7DE9A8
Tetradic#E9A87D, #88E97D, #7DBEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D4F8
Lighter +10%#E9A9F0
Darker −10%#D351E2
Darker −20%#C826DA
Darker −30%#A01EAF
Darker −40%#791684
More saturated +25%#ED6AFC
Less saturated −25%#CF90D6

Channel breakdown

R222
G125
B233
Red222 (87.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue293.89°
Saturation (HSL)71.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 7D · B E9

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