Colour

#DE87CB

#DE87CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DE87CB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 135, 203 and HSL 313°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DE87CB#DE87CB

HEX#DE87CB

RGBrgb(222, 135, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5294, 0.7961

RGB percentages87.1%, 52.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(313.1, 56.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 39.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 39.2%, 8.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,583,755

CSS custom property--colour: #DE87CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#217834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#879CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA9C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E68BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 20.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.8 Medium purple · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#87DE9A

Analogous#C687DE, #DE879F

Triadic#CBDE87, #87CBDE

Split complementary#9FDE87, #87DEC6

Tetradic#DEC687, #87DE9A, #879FDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4D7EE

Lighter +10%#E9AFDC

Darker −10%#D35FBA

Darker −20%#C837A8

Darker −30%#A02C87

Darker −40%#782165

More saturated +25%#F174D6

Less saturated −25%#CB9AC0

Channel breakdown

R222

G135

B203

Red222 (87.1%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue313.1°

Saturation (HSL)56.86%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 87 · B CB

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