Colour
#DE2F9F
- #DE2F9F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE2F9F is a magenta with RGB values 222, 47, 159 and HSL 322°, 73%, 53%. 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
#DE2F9F#DE2F9F
HEX#DE2F9F
RGBrgb(222, 47, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1843, 0.6235
RGB percentages87.1%, 18.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(321.6, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 78.8%, 28.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,561,183
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2F9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20066WCAG 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 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#21D060
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2FDE6E
Analogous#C62FDE, #DE2F47
Triadic#9FDE2F, #2F9FDE
Split complementary#47DE2F, #2FDEC6
Tetradic#DEC62F, #2FDE6E, #2F47DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G47
B159
Red222 (87.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue321.6°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 2F · B 9F
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