Colour
#DE8BEC
- #DE8BEC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE8BEC is a magenta with RGB values 222, 139, 236 and HSL 291°, 72%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DE8BEC#DE8BEC
HEX#DE8BEC
RGBrgb(222, 139, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5451, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(291.3, 71.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 41.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 41.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,812
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8BEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#217413
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99EC8B
Analogous#AD8BEC, #EC8BCA
Triadic#ECDE8B, #8BECDE
Split complementary#CAEC8B, #8BECAE
Tetradic#ECAE8B, #99EC8B, #8BCAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G139
B236
Red222 (87.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue291.34°
Saturation (HSL)71.85%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 8B · B EC
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