Recognised as Colour
#DE20AB
- #DE20AB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE20AB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 32, 171 and HSL 316°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DE20AB#DE20AB
HEX#DE20AB
RGBrgb(222, 32, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1255, 0.6706
RGB percentages87.1%, 12.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(316.1, 74.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.1, 85.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 85.6%, 23%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,557,355
CSS custom property--colour: #DE20AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#21DF54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#20DE53
Analogous#B220DE, #DE204C
Triadic#ABDE20, #20ABDE
Split complementary#4CDE20, #20DEB2
Tetradic#DEB220, #20DE53, #204CDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G32
B171
Red222 (87.1%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue316.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 20 · B AB
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