Recognised as Colour
#DE96EB
- #DE96EB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE96EB is a magenta with RGB values 222, 150, 235 and HSL 291°, 68%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DE96EB#DE96EB
HEX#DE96EB
RGBrgb(222, 150, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5882, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.1%, 58.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(290.8, 68%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 36.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.5%, 36.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,587,627
CSS custom property--colour: #DE96EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#216914
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3EB96
Analogous#B496EB, #EB96CD
Triadic#EBDE96, #96EBDE
Split complementary#CDEB96, #96EBB4
Tetradic#EBB496, #A3EB96, #96CDEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G150
B235
Red222 (87.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue290.82°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 96 · B EB
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