Colour
#DE2DA2
- #DE2DA2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE2DA2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 45, 162 and HSL 320°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DE2DA2#DE2DA2
HEX#DE2DA2
RGBrgb(222, 45, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1765, 0.6353
RGB percentages87.1%, 17.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(320.3, 72.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 79.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.7%, 27%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,560,674
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2DA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#21D25D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DDE69
Analogous#C22DDE, #DE2D4A
Triadic#A2DE2D, #2DA2DE
Split complementary#4ADE2D, #2DDEC2
Tetradic#DEC12D, #2DDE69, #2D4ADE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G45
B162
Red222 (87.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue320.34°
Saturation (HSL)72.84%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 2D · B A2
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