Recognised as Colour
#DE92EB
- #DE92EB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE92EB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 146, 235 and HSL 291°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DE92EB#DE92EB
HEX#DE92EB
RGBrgb(222, 146, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5725, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.1%, 57.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(291.2, 69%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 37.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.5%, 37.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,586,603
CSS custom property--colour: #DE92EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#216D14
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FEB92
Analogous#B292EB, #EB92CB
Triadic#EBDE92, #92EBDE
Split complementary#CBEB92, #92EBB2
Tetradic#EBB292, #9FEB92, #92CBEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G146
B235
Red222 (87.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue291.24°
Saturation (HSL)68.99%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 92 · B EB
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