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Recognised as Colour

#DE4C9C

  • #DE4C9C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DE4C9C is a magenta with RGB values 222, 76, 156 and HSL 327°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DE4C9C#DE4C9C
HEX#DE4C9C
RGBrgb(222, 76, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.298, 0.6118
RGB percentages87.1%, 29.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(327.1, 68.9%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.1, 65.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 65.8%, 29.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,568,604
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4C9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#21B363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61749Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8E99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EE456Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.5Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Deep pink · ΔE 21.9Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2Orchid · ΔE 24.5Violet · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CDE8E
Analogous#D74CDE, #DE4C53
Triadic#9CDE4C, #4C9CDE
Split complementary#53DE4C, #4CDED7
Tetradic#DED74C, #4CDE8E, #4C53DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF8FB
Lighter +30%#F6CDE3
Lighter +20%#EEA2CC
Lighter +10%#E677B4
Darker −10%#D12684
Darker −20%#A51F68
Darker −30%#7A174D
Darker −40%#4F0F32
More saturated +25%#F9329F
Less saturated −25%#C36799

Channel breakdown

R222
G76
B156
Red222 (87.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue327.12°
Saturation (HSL)68.87%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 4C · B 9C

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