Recognised as Colour
#DE90EA
- #DE90EA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE90EA is a magenta with RGB values 222, 144, 234 and HSL 292°, 68%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DE90EA#DE90EA
HEX#DE90EA
RGBrgb(222, 144, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5647, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.1%, 56.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(292, 68.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 38.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,586,090
CSS custom property--colour: #DE90EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#216F15
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CEA90
Analogous#B190EA, #EA90C9
Triadic#EADE90, #90EADE
Split complementary#C9EA90, #90EAB1
Tetradic#EAB190, #9CEA90, #90C9EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G144
B234
Red222 (87.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue292°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 90 · B EA
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