Recognised as Colour
#DE80DF
- #DE80DF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DE80DF is a magenta with RGB values 222, 128, 223 and HSL 299°, 60%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DE80DF#DE80DF
HEX#DE80DF
RGBrgb(222, 128, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.502, 0.8745
RGB percentages87.1%, 50.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(299.4, 59.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 42.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0.4%, 42.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,581,983
CSS custom property--colour: #DE80DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#217F20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81DF80
Analogous#AF80DF, #DF80B0
Triadic#DFDE80, #80DFDE
Split complementary#B0DF80, #80DFAF
Tetradic#DFAF80, #81DF80, #80B0DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G128
B223
Red222 (87.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue299.37°
Saturation (HSL)59.75%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 80 · B DF
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