Recognised as Colour
#DE02BD
- #DE02BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#DE02BD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 2, 189 and HSL 309°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#DE02BD#DE02BD
HEX#DE02BD
RGBrgb(222, 2, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0078, 0.7412
RGB percentages87.1%, 0.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(309, 98.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 99.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 99.1%, 14.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,549,693
CSS custom property--colour: #DE02BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#21FD42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02DE23
Analogous#9102DE, #DE024F
Triadic#BDDE02, #02BDDE
Split complementary#4FDE02, #02DE91
Tetradic#DE9102, #02DE23, #024FDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G2
B189
Red222 (87.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue309°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 02 · B BD
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