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Recognised as Colour

#DE52AE

  • #DE52AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DE52AE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 82, 174 and HSL 321°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DE52AE#DE52AE
HEX#DE52AE
RGBrgb(222, 82, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3216, 0.6824
RGB percentages87.1%, 32.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(320.6, 68%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 63.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 63.1%, 21.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,570,158
CSS custom property--colour: #DE52AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#21AD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F79B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8891ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EC5279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 13.6Medium violet red · ΔE 15.1Orchid · ΔE 17Violet · ΔE 21.8Deep pink · ΔE 25.8Medium orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52DE82
Analogous#C852DE, #DE5268
Triadic#AEDE52, #52AEDE
Split complementary#68DE52, #52DEC8
Tetradic#DEC852, #52DE82, #5268DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFE
Lighter +30%#F7D2EA
Lighter +20%#EEA8D6
Lighter +10%#E67DC2
Darker −10%#D4299A
Darker −20%#AA207B
Darker −30%#7F185C
Darker −40%#54103D
More saturated +25%#F838B6
Less saturated −25%#C46CA6

Channel breakdown

R222
G82
B174
Red222 (87.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue320.57°
Saturation (HSL)67.96%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 52 · B AE

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