Recognised as Colour
#DE90EB
- #DE90EB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE90EB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 144, 235 and HSL 291°, 69%, 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
#DE90EB#DE90EB
HEX#DE90EB
RGBrgb(222, 144, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5647, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.1%, 56.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(291.4, 69.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 38.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.5%, 38.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,586,091
CSS custom property--colour: #DE90EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#216F14
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 text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DEB90
Analogous#B190EB, #EB90CA
Triadic#EBDE90, #90EBDE
Split complementary#CAEB90, #90EBB1
Tetradic#EBB190, #9DEB90, #90CBEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G144
B235
Red222 (87.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)69.47%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 90 · B EB
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