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Recognised as Colour

#DE059E

  • #DE059E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DE059E is a magenta with RGB values 222, 5, 158 and HSL 318°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DE059E#DE059E
HEX#DE059E
RGBrgb(222, 5, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0196, 0.6196
RGB percentages87.1%, 2%, 62%
HSLhsl(317.7, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.7, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 97.7%, 28.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,550,430
CSS custom property--colour: #DE059E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#21FA61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A61A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#79829Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EE005Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.6Deep pink · ΔE 18.4Hot pink · ΔE 25.3Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.5Purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05DE45
Analogous#B105DE, #DE0532
Triadic#9EDE05, #059EDE
Split complementary#31DE05, #05DEB1
Tetradic#DEB205, #05DE45, #0532DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDB2E7
Lighter +30%#FC80D7
Lighter +20%#FB4EC8
Lighter +10%#FA1CB8
Darker −10%#AC047B
Darker −20%#7A0357
Darker −30%#480234
Darker −40%#160110
More saturated +25%#E300A0
Less saturated −25%#C22192

Channel breakdown

R222
G5
B158
Red222 (87.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue317.7°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 05 · B 9E

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