Recognised as Colour
#DE8ECD
- #DE8ECD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE8ECD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 142, 205 and HSL 313°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DE8ECD#DE8ECD
HEX#DE8ECD
RGBrgb(222, 142, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5569, 0.8039
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(312.8, 54.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 36%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 7.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,549
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8ECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#217132
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EDE9F
Analogous#C78EDE, #DE8EA5
Triadic#CDDE8E, #8ECDDE
Split complementary#A5DE8E, #8EDEC7
Tetradic#DEC78E, #8EDE9F, #8EA5DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G142
B205
Red222 (87.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue312.75°
Saturation (HSL)54.79%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8E · B CD
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