Recognised as Colour
#DE8CE8
- #DE8CE8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE8CE8 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 140, 232 and HSL 293°, 67%, 73%. 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
#DE8CE8#DE8CE8
HEX#DE8CE8
RGBrgb(222, 140, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.549, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(293.5, 66.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 39.7%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,064
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8CE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#217317
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 text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96E88C
Analogous#B08CE8, #E88CC4
Triadic#E8DE8C, #8CE8DE
Split complementary#C4E88C, #8CE8B0
Tetradic#E8B08C, #96E88C, #8CC4E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G140
B232
Red222 (87.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue293.48°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 8C · B E8
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