Recognised as Colour
#DE89C3
- #DE89C3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE89C3 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 137, 195 and HSL 319°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DE89C3#DE89C3
HEX#DE89C3
RGBrgb(222, 137, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5373, 0.7647
RGB percentages87.1%, 53.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(319.1, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.1, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 12.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,259
CSS custom property--colour: #DE89C3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#21763C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89DEA4
Analogous#CE89DE, #DE8999
Triadic#C3DE89, #89C3DE
Split complementary#98DE89, #89DECE
Tetradic#DECF89, #89DEA4, #8999DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G137
B195
Red222 (87.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue319.06°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 89 · B C3
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