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Recognised as Colour

#DE86ED

  • #DE86ED
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DE86ED is a magenta with RGB values 222, 134, 237 and HSL 291°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DE86ED#DE86ED
HEX#DE86ED
RGBrgb(222, 134, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5255, 0.9294
RGB percentages87.1%, 52.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(291.3, 74.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 43.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,583,533
CSS custom property--colour: #DE86ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#217912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ABEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E093AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7Orchid · ΔE 8.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 24Hot pink · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95ED86
Analogous#AB86ED, #ED86C8
Triadic#EDDE86, #86EDDE
Split complementary#C9ED86, #86EDAA
Tetradic#EDAA86, #95ED86, #86C8ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6DFFA
Lighter +10%#EAB2F4
Darker −10%#D25AE6
Darker −20%#C62DE0
Darker −30%#A61CBE
Darker −40%#7F1691
More saturated +25%#EA75FE
Less saturated −25%#D297DC

Channel breakdown

R222
G134
B237
Red222 (87.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue291.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.1%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 86 · B ED

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