Recognised as Colour
#DE83BB
- #DE83BB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE83BB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 131, 187 and HSL 323°, 58%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DE83BB#DE83BB
HEX#DE83BB
RGBrgb(222, 131, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5137, 0.7333
RGB percentages87.1%, 51.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(323.1, 58%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 41%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 15.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,582,715
CSS custom property--colour: #DE83BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#217C44
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83DEA6
Analogous#D483DE, #DE838D
Triadic#BBDE83, #83BBDE
Split complementary#8DDE83, #83DED4
Tetradic#DED483, #83DEA6, #838DDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G131
B187
Red222 (87.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue323.08°
Saturation (HSL)57.96%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 83 · B BB
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