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Recognised as Colour

#DE599E

  • #DE599E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DE599E is a magenta with RGB values 222, 89, 158 and HSL 329°, 67%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DE599E#DE599E
HEX#DE599E
RGBrgb(222, 89, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.349, 0.6196
RGB percentages87.1%, 34.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(328.9, 66.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.9, 59.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 28.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,571,934
CSS custom property--colour: #DE599E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#21A661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F929Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ED5375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7Medium violet red · ΔE 18Orchid · ΔE 24.4Deep pink · ΔE 26.4Violet · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59DE99
Analogous#DC59DE, #DE595B
Triadic#9EDE59, #599EDE
Split complementary#5CDE59, #59DEDC
Tetradic#DEDC59, #59DE99, #595BDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D9E9
Lighter +20%#EFAED0
Lighter +10%#E684B7
Darker −10%#D62E85
Darker −20%#AE236B
Darker −30%#841A51
Darker −40%#591237
More saturated +25%#F7409F
Less saturated −25%#C5729D

Channel breakdown

R222
G89
B158
Red222 (87.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue328.87°
Saturation (HSL)66.83%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 59 · B 9E

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