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Recognised as Colour

#DF6AE8

  • #DF6AE8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DF6AE8 is a magenta with RGB values 223, 106, 232 and HSL 296°, 73%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DF6AE8#DF6AE8
HEX#DF6AE8
RGBrgb(223, 106, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.4157, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.5%, 41.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(295.7, 73.3%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 54.3%, 91%)
CMYK3.9%, 54.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,641,896
CSS custom property--colour: #DF6AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#209517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5990ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9EE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E37A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8Violet · ΔE 11.4Orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Dark magenta · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73E86A
Analogous#A06AE8, #E86AB2
Triadic#E8DF6A, #6AE8DF
Split complementary#B2E86A, #6AE8A0
Tetradic#E8A06A, #73E86A, #6AB2E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEFFC
Lighter +20%#F2C2F6
Lighter +10%#E896EF
Darker −10%#D63EE1
Darker −20%#C020CC
Darker −30%#9719A0
Darker −40%#6D1274
More saturated +25%#F154FE
Less saturated −25%#CD7FD3

Channel breakdown

R223
G106
B232
Red223 (87.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue295.71°
Saturation (HSL)73.26%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 6A · B E8

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