Recognised as Colour
#DE89E0
- #DE89E0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DE89E0 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 137, 224 and HSL 299°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DE89E0#DE89E0
HEX#DE89E0
RGBrgb(222, 137, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5373, 0.8784
RGB percentages87.1%, 53.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(298.6, 58.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.6, 38.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK0.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,288
CSS custom property--colour: #DE89E0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#21761F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BE089
Analogous#B289E0, #E089B7
Triadic#E0DE89, #89E0DE
Split complementary#B7E089, #89E0B2
Tetradic#E0B289, #8BE089, #89B7E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G137
B224
Red222 (87.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue298.62°
Saturation (HSL)58.39%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 89 · B E0
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