Recognised as Colour
#DE8CEB
- #DE8CEB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE8CEB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 140, 235 and HSL 292°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DE8CEB#DE8CEB
HEX#DE8CEB
RGBrgb(222, 140, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.549, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(291.8, 70.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 40.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.5%, 40.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,067
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8CEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#217314
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99EB8C
Analogous#AF8CEB, #EB8CC9
Triadic#EBDE8C, #8CEBDE
Split complementary#C9EB8C, #8CEBAF
Tetradic#EBAF8C, #99EB8C, #8CC9EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G140
B235
Red222 (87.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue291.79°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 8C · B EB
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