Recognised as Colour
#DE41A1
- #DE41A1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE41A1 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 65, 161 and HSL 323°, 70%, 56%. 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 violet red.
Colour values
#DE41A1#DE41A1
HEX#DE41A1
RGBrgb(222, 65, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2549, 0.6314
RGB percentages87.1%, 25.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(323.3, 70.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 70.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.7%, 27.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,565,793
CSS custom property--colour: #DE41A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#21BE5E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41DE7E
Analogous#CC41DE, #DE4153
Triadic#A1DE41, #41A1DE
Split complementary#53DE41, #41DECC
Tetradic#DECC41, #41DE7E, #4153DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G65
B161
Red222 (87.1%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue323.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 41 · B A1
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