Recognised as Colour
#DE45AA
- #DE45AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE45AA is a magenta with RGB values 222, 69, 170 and HSL 320°, 70%, 57%. 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
#DE45AA#DE45AA
HEX#DE45AA
RGBrgb(222, 69, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2706, 0.6667
RGB percentages87.1%, 27.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(320.4, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.4, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.9%, 23.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,566,826
CSS custom property--colour: #DE45AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#21BA55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#45DE79
Analogous#C545DE, #DE455E
Triadic#AADE45, #45AADE
Split complementary#5EDE45, #45DEC5
Tetradic#DEC545, #45DE79, #455EDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G69
B170
Red222 (87.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue320.39°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 45 · B AA
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