Recognised as Colour
#DE03BA
- #DE03BA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE03BA is a magenta with RGB values 222, 3, 186 and HSL 310°, 97%, 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 violet red.
Colour values
#DE03BA#DE03BA
HEX#DE03BA
RGBrgb(222, 3, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0118, 0.7294
RGB percentages87.1%, 1.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(309.9, 97.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 98.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 98.6%, 16.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,549,946
CSS custom property--colour: #DE03BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#21FC45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03DE27
Analogous#9403DE, #DE034D
Triadic#BADE03, #03BADE
Split complementary#4DDE03, #03DE94
Tetradic#DE9503, #03DE27, #034DDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G3
B186
Red222 (87.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue309.86°
Saturation (HSL)97.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 03 · B BA
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