Recognised as Colour
#DE68B9
- #DE68B9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DE68B9 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 104, 185 and HSL 319°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DE68B9#DE68B9
HEX#DE68B9
RGBrgb(222, 104, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4078, 0.7255
RGB percentages87.1%, 40.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(318.8, 64.1%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 53.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 53.2%, 16.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,575,801
CSS custom property--colour: #DE68B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#219746
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#68DE8D
Analogous#C868DE, #DE687E
Triadic#B9DE68, #68B9DE
Split complementary#7EDE68, #68DEC8
Tetradic#DEC868, #68DE8D, #687EDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G104
B185
Red222 (87.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue318.81°
Saturation (HSL)64.13%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 68 · B B9
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