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Recognised as Colour

#DE85B2

  • #DE85B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE85B2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 133, 178 and HSL 330°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE85B2#DE85B2
HEX#DE85B2
RGBrgb(222, 133, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5216, 0.698
RGB percentages87.1%, 52.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(329.7, 57.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.7, 40.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 19.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,583,218
CSS custom property--colour: #DE85B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#217A4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D98B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A6B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EA8395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2Plum · ΔE 16.6Light pink · ΔE 23.7Hot pink · ΔE 24.3Pink · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85DEB1
Analogous#DE85DE, #DE8585
Triadic#B2DE85, #85B2DE
Split complementary#85DE85, #85DEDE
Tetradic#DEDE85, #85DEB1, #8585DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFE
Lighter +20%#F4D5E5
Lighter +10%#E9ADCB
Darker −10%#D35D99
Darker −20%#C7367F
Darker −30%#9F2B66
Darker −40%#77204C
More saturated +25%#F172B2
Less saturated −25%#CB98B2

Channel breakdown

R222
G133
B178
Red222 (87.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue329.66°
Saturation (HSL)57.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 85 · B B2

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