Recognised as Colour
#DE269B
- #DE269B
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE269B is a magenta with RGB values 222, 38, 155 and HSL 322°, 74%, 51%. 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
#DE269B#DE269B
HEX#DE269B
RGBrgb(222, 38, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.149, 0.6078
RGB percentages87.1%, 14.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(321.8, 73.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 82.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 82.9%, 30.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,558,875
CSS custom property--colour: #DE269B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#21D964
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26DE69
Analogous#C526DE, #DE263F
Triadic#9BDE26, #269BDE
Split complementary#3FDE26, #26DEC5
Tetradic#DEC526, #26DE69, #263FDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G38
B155
Red222 (87.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue321.85°
Saturation (HSL)73.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 26 · B 9B
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