Recognised as Colour
#DE25CA
- #DE25CA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#DE25CA is a magenta with RGB values 222, 37, 202 and HSL 306°, 74%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#DE25CA#DE25CA
HEX#DE25CA
RGBrgb(222, 37, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1451, 0.7922
RGB percentages87.1%, 14.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(306.5, 73.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 83.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,558,666
CSS custom property--colour: #DE25CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#21DA35
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25DE39
Analogous#9525DE, #DE256E
Triadic#CADE25, #25CADE
Split complementary#6DDE25, #25DE95
Tetradic#DE9625, #25DE39, #256EDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G37
B202
Red222 (87.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue306.49°
Saturation (HSL)73.71%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 25 · B CA
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