Recognised as Colour
#DE5ACC
- #DE5ACC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DE5ACC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 90, 204 and HSL 308°, 67%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DE5ACC#DE5ACC
HEX#DE5ACC
RGBrgb(222, 90, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3529, 0.8
RGB percentages87.1%, 35.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(308.2, 66.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.2, 59.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 59.5%, 8.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,572,236
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5ACC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#21A533
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5ADE6C
Analogous#AE5ADE, #DE5A8A
Triadic#CCDE5A, #5ACCDE
Split complementary#8ADE5A, #5ADEAE
Tetradic#DEAE5A, #5ADE6C, #5A8ADE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G90
B204
Red222 (87.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue308.18°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 5A · B CC
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