Recognised as Colour

#DE92ED

#DE92ED
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DE92ED is a magenta with RGB values 222, 146, 237 and HSL 290°, 72%, 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

#DE92ED#DE92ED

HEX#DE92ED

RGBrgb(222, 146, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5725, 0.9294

RGB percentages87.1%, 57.3%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(290.1, 71.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 38.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK6.3%, 38.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,586,605

CSS custom property--colour: #DE92ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#216D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A8F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#E09DB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.3 Orchid · ΔE 14.5 Plum · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8 Hot pink · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A1ED92

Analogous#B092ED, #ED92CF

Triadic#EDDE92, #92EDDE

Split complementary#CFED92, #92EDB0

Tetradic#EDB192, #A1ED92, #92CFED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9EAFB

Lighter +10%#EBBEF4

Darker −10%#D166E6

Darker −20%#C33ADF

Darker −30%#AA21C5

Darker −40%#84199A

More saturated +25%#E982FD

Less saturated −25%#D3A2DD

Channel breakdown

R222

G146

B237

Red222 (87.1%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue290.11°

Saturation (HSL)71.65%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 92 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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