Colour

#DE87EC

#DE87EC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DE87EC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 135, 236 and HSL 292°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#DE87EC

RGBrgb(222, 135, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5294, 0.9255

RGB percentages87.1%, 52.9%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(291.7, 72.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 42.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK5.9%, 42.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,583,788

CSS custom property--colour: #DE87EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#217813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7AA1F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#92ABE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E093AEno 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 text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.6 Orchid · ΔE 9.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Plum · ΔE 23 Hot pink · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95EC87

Analogous#AB87EC, #EC87C8

Triadic#ECDE87, #87ECDE

Split complementary#C8EC87, #87ECAB

Tetradic#ECAB87, #95EC87, #87C8EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6DFFA

Lighter +10%#EAB3F3

Darker −10%#D25BE5

Darker −20%#C62FDE

Darker −30%#A61EBC

Darker −40%#7F1790

More saturated +25%#EB76FD

Less saturated −25%#D198DB

Channel breakdown

R222

G135

B236

Red222 (87.1%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue291.68°

Saturation (HSL)72.66%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 87 · B EC

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Colour values

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