Recognised as Colour
#DE228F
- #DE228F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE228F is a magenta with RGB values 222, 34, 143 and HSL 325°, 74%, 50%. 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
#DE228F#DE228F
HEX#DE228F
RGBrgb(222, 34, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1333, 0.5608
RGB percentages87.1%, 13.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(325.2, 74%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.2, 84.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 84.7%, 35.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,557,839
CSS custom property--colour: #DE228F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#21DD70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22DE71
Analogous#CF22DE, #DE2231
Triadic#8FDE22, #228FDE
Split complementary#31DE22, #22DECF
Tetradic#DECF22, #22DE71, #2231DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G34
B143
Red222 (87.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue325.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 22 · B 8F
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