Recognised as Colour
#DE2BD4
- #DE2BD4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#DE2BD4 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 43, 212 and HSL 303°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#DE2BD4#DE2BD4
HEX#DE2BD4
RGBrgb(222, 43, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1686, 0.8314
RGB percentages87.1%, 16.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(303.4, 73.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.4, 80.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 80.6%, 4.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,560,212
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2BD4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#21D42B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BDE35
Analogous#8E2BDE, #DE2B7B
Triadic#D4DE2B, #2BD4DE
Split complementary#7BDE2B, #2BDE8E
Tetradic#DE8E2B, #2BDE35, #2B7BDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G43
B212
Red222 (87.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue303.35°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 2B · B D4
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