Colour
#DE87CC
- #DE87CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE87CC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 135, 204 and HSL 312°, 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
#DE87CC#DE87CC
HEX#DE87CC
RGBrgb(222, 135, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5294, 0.8
RGB percentages87.1%, 52.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(312.4, 56.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 39.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 8.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,583,756
CSS custom property--colour: #DE87CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#217833
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87DE99
Analogous#C487DE, #DE87A1
Triadic#CCDE87, #87CCDE
Split complementary#A1DE87, #87DEC4
Tetradic#DEC487, #87DE99, #87A1DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G135
B204
Red222 (87.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue312.41°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 87 · B CC
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