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Recognised as Colour

#DE28BD

  • #DE28BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE28BD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 40, 189 and HSL 311°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE28BD#DE28BD
HEX#DE28BD
RGBrgb(222, 40, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1569, 0.7412
RGB percentages87.1%, 15.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(310.9, 73.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 82%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 82%, 14.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,559,421
CSS custom property--colour: #DE28BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#21D742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7387B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EA3773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Violet · ΔE 28.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28DE49
Analogous#A428DE, #DE2862
Triadic#BDDE28, #28BDDE
Split complementary#62DE28, #28DEA4
Tetradic#DEA428, #28DE49, #2862DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D9F3
Lighter +30%#F2ADE6
Lighter +20%#EC80D8
Lighter +10%#E554CB
Darker −10%#B71C9B
Darker −20%#8B1575
Darker −30%#5E0F50
Darker −40%#32082B
More saturated +25%#FD09D1
Less saturated −25%#BF47A9

Channel breakdown

R222
G40
B189
Red222 (87.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue310.88°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 28 · B BD

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