Recognised as Colour
#DE43B2
- #DE43B2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE43B2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 67, 178 and HSL 317°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DE43B2#DE43B2
HEX#DE43B2
RGBrgb(222, 67, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2627, 0.698
RGB percentages87.1%, 26.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(317, 70.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317, 69.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 19.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,566,322
CSS custom property--colour: #DE43B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#21BC4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#43DE6F
Analogous#BC43DE, #DE4365
Triadic#B2DE43, #43B2DE
Split complementary#64DE43, #43DEBC
Tetradic#DEBD43, #43DE6F, #4365DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G67
B178
Red222 (87.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue317.03°
Saturation (HSL)70.14%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 43 · B B2
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