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#DE75FF Venus Slipper Orchid

#DE75FF is a light, vivid purple named Venus Slipper Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 45.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(222, 117, 255)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DE75FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.09:1.

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Variations of #DE75FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DE75FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DE75FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DE75FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7AA4FB
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #569AFF
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C93FF
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7AA4FB
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A097FD
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DD8AAF
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DF7EDF
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B397BE

#DE75FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.59:1 Very poor#DE75FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.09:1 Very good#DE75FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DE75FF in CSS

/* Venus Slipper Orchid */
.color { color: #DE75FF; }
.background { background-color: #DE75FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DE75FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 117 255);
color: hsl(286 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.734 0.214 317.5);

#DE75FF FAQ

What color is #DE75FF?

#DE75FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DE75FF?

#DE75FF is rgb(222, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(286, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DE75FF?

The complementary color of #DE75FF is #96FF75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DE75FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DE75FF: 8.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DE75FF a warm or cool color?

#DE75FF is a cool color.