Colour
#DE1699
- #DE1699
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE1699 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 22, 153 and HSL 321°, 82%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DE1699#DE1699
HEX#DE1699
RGBrgb(222, 22, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0863, 0.6
RGB percentages87.1%, 8.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(320.7, 82%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.7, 90.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 90.1%, 31.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,554,777
CSS custom property--colour: #DE1699;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#21E966
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#16DE5B
Analogous#BF16DE, #DE1635
Triadic#99DE16, #1699DE
Split complementary#35DE16, #16DEBF
Tetradic#DEBF16, #16DE5B, #1635DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G22
B153
Red222 (87.1%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue320.7°
Saturation (HSL)81.97%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 16 · B 99
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