Recognised as Colour
#DE8DDE
- #DE8DDE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE8DDE is a magenta with RGB values 222, 141, 222 and HSL 300°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DE8DDE#DE8DDE
HEX#DE8DDE
RGBrgb(222, 141, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5529, 0.8706
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(300, 55.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 36.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,310
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8DDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#217221
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 text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DDE8D
Analogous#B58DDE, #DE8DB5
Triadic#DEDE8D, #8DDEDE
Split complementary#B5DE8D, #8DDEB5
Tetradic#DEB58D, #8DDE8D, #8DB5DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G141
B222
Red222 (87.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DE · G 8D · B DE
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