Colour

#DE9FDC

#DE9FDC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DE9FDC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 159, 220 and HSL 302°, 49%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DE9FDC#DE9FDC

HEX#DE9FDC

RGBrgb(222, 159, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6235, 0.8627

RGB percentages87.1%, 62.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(301.9, 48.8%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 28.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 28.4%, 0.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,589,916

CSS custom property--colour: #DE9FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#216023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BAFDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAB7DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E2A4B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 0.8 Thistle · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 27.5 Violet · ΔE 27.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.3 Light pink · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 0.76, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FDEA1

Analogous#C19FDE, #DE9FBC

Triadic#DCDE9F, #9FDCDE

Split complementary#BCDE9F, #9FDEC1

Tetradic#DEC19F, #9FDEA1, #9FBCDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EBF8

Lighter +10%#EBC5EA

Darker −10%#D179CE

Darker −20%#C453C0

Darker −30%#AA3AA6

Darker −40%#842D81

More saturated +25%#EE8FEB

Less saturated −25%#CEAFCD

Channel breakdown

R222

G159

B220

Red222 (87.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue301.9°

Saturation (HSL)48.84%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 9F · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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