Recognised as Colour
#DE8CE5
- #DE8CE5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE8CE5 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 140, 229 and HSL 295°, 63%, 72%. 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
#DE8CE5#DE8CE5
HEX#DE8CE5
RGBrgb(222, 140, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.549, 0.898
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(295.3, 63.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 38.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,061
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8CE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#21731A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93E58C
Analogous#B28CE5, #E58CBF
Triadic#E5DE8C, #8CE5DE
Split complementary#C0E58C, #8CE5B1
Tetradic#E5B28C, #93E58C, #8CBFE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G140
B229
Red222 (87.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue295.28°
Saturation (HSL)63.12%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 8C · B E5
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