Recognised as Colour
#DE95E0
- #DE95E0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE95E0 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 149, 224 and HSL 298°, 55%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DE95E0#DE95E0
HEX#DE95E0
RGBrgb(222, 149, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5843, 0.8784
RGB percentages87.1%, 58.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(298.4, 54.7%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.4, 33.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK0.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,587,360
CSS custom property--colour: #DE95E0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#216A1F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97E095
Analogous#B995E0, #E095BC
Triadic#E0DE95, #95E0DE
Split complementary#BCE095, #95E0B9
Tetradic#E0B995, #97E095, #95BCE0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G149
B224
Red222 (87.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue298.4°
Saturation (HSL)54.74%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 95 · B E0
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