Colour

#DE3487

#DE3487
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#DE3487 is a red with RGB values 222, 52, 135 and HSL 331°, 72%, 54%. 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

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HEX#DE3487

RGBrgb(222, 52, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2039, 0.5294

RGB percentages87.1%, 20.4%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(330.7, 72%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.7, 76.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 76.6%, 39.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,562,439

CSS custom property--colour: #DE3487;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#21CB78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586789no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#878683no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F01A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.7 Deep pink · ΔE 15.5 Hot pink · ΔE 15.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6 Orchid · ΔE 34 Indian red · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#34DE8B

Analogous#DE34DC, #DE3634

Triadic#87DE34, #3487DE

Split complementary#34DE36, #34DCDE

Tetradic#DCDE34, #34DE8B, #3634DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBE3EF

Lighter +30%#F3B8D5

Lighter +20%#EC8CBB

Lighter +10%#E560A1

Darker −10%#C01F6E

Darker −20%#941855

Darker −30%#68113B

Darker −40%#3C0A22

More saturated +25%#FC1686

Less saturated −25%#C15288

Channel breakdown

R222

G52

B135

Red222 (87.1%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue330.71°

Saturation (HSL)72.03%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 34 · B 87

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