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Recognised as Colour

#DE81E8

  • #DE81E8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DE81E8 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 129, 232 and HSL 294°, 69%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DE81E8#DE81E8
HEX#DE81E8
RGBrgb(222, 129, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5059, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.1%, 50.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(294.2, 69.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 44.4%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,582,248
CSS custom property--colour: #DE81E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#217E17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759DECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA8E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E18DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 5.7Orchid · ΔE 6.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 24.9Hot pink · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BE881
Analogous#AB81E8, #E881BE
Triadic#E8DE81, #81E8DE
Split complementary#BEE881, #81E8AB
Tetradic#E8AB81, #8BE881, #81BEE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5D7F8
Lighter +10%#E9ACF0
Darker −10%#D356E0
Darker −20%#C72BD8
Darker −30%#A220B0
Darker −40%#7A1885
More saturated +25%#ED6EFB
Less saturated −25%#CF94D5

Channel breakdown

R222
G129
B232
Red222 (87.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue294.17°
Saturation (HSL)69.13%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 81 · B E8

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