Recognised as Colour
#DE2897
- #DE2897
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE2897 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 40, 151 and HSL 323°, 73%, 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
#DE2897#DE2897
HEX#DE2897
RGBrgb(222, 40, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1569, 0.5922
RGB percentages87.1%, 15.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(323.4, 73.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.4, 82%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 82%, 32%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,559,383
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2897;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 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#575757
Inverted#21D768
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#28DE6F
Analogous#CA28DE, #DE283C
Triadic#97DE28, #2897DE
Split complementary#3CDE28, #28DECA
Tetradic#DECA28, #28DE6F, #283CDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G40
B151
Red222 (87.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue323.41°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 28 · B 97
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