Recognised as Colour
#DE41B1
- #DE41B1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE41B1 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 65, 177 and HSL 317°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DE41B1#DE41B1
HEX#DE41B1
RGBrgb(222, 65, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2549, 0.6941
RGB percentages87.1%, 25.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(317.2, 70.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.2, 70.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.7%, 20.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,565,809
CSS custom property--colour: #DE41B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#21BE4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41DE6E
Analogous#BD41DE, #DE4162
Triadic#B1DE41, #41B1DE
Split complementary#63DE41, #41DEBD
Tetradic#DEBD41, #41DE6E, #4162DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G65
B177
Red222 (87.1%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue317.2°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 41 · B B1
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