Colour
#DE4EB2
- #DE4EB2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DE4EB2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 78, 178 and HSL 318°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DE4EB2#DE4EB2
HEX#DE4EB2
RGBrgb(222, 78, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3059, 0.698
RGB percentages87.1%, 30.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(318.3, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 64.9%, 19.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,569,138
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4EB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#21B14D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4EDE7A
Analogous#C24EDE, #DE4E6A
Triadic#B2DE4E, #4EB2DE
Split complementary#6ADE4E, #4EDEC2
Tetradic#DEC24E, #4EDE7A, #4E6ADE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G78
B178
Red222 (87.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue318.33°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 4E · B B2
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