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Recognised as Colour

#DE8DC0

  • #DE8DC0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DE8DC0 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 141, 192 and HSL 322°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DE8DC0#DE8DC0
HEX#DE8DC0
RGBrgb(222, 141, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5529, 0.7529
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(322.2, 55.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.2, 36.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 13.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,280
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#21723F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5ABBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E78E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7Light pink · ΔE 24.7Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Pink · ΔE 26.7Orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DDEAB
Analogous#D38DDE, #DE8D98
Triadic#C0DE8D, #8DC0DE
Split complementary#97DE8D, #8DDED3
Tetradic#DED38D, #8DDEAB, #8D98DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DCEC
Lighter +10%#E9B5D6
Darker −10%#D365AA
Darker −20%#C73E94
Darker −30%#A32F78
Darker −40%#7B245B
More saturated +25%#F07BC5
Less saturated −25%#CC9FBB

Channel breakdown

R222
G141
B192
Red222 (87.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue322.22°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8D · B C0

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