Colour
#DE8AEA
- #DE8AEA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE8AEA is a magenta with RGB values 222, 138, 234 and HSL 293°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DE8AEA#DE8AEA
HEX#DE8AEA
RGBrgb(222, 138, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5412, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(292.5, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.1%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,554
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8AEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#217515
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96EA8A
Analogous#AE8AEA, #EA8AC6
Triadic#EADE8A, #8AEADE
Split complementary#C6EA8A, #8AEAAE
Tetradic#EAAE8A, #96EA8A, #8AC6EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G138
B234
Red222 (87.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue292.5°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 8A · B EA
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