Recognised as Colour

#DE98E8

#DE98E8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DE98E8 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 152, 232 and HSL 293°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DE98E8

RGBrgb(222, 152, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5961, 0.9098

RGB percentages87.1%, 59.6%, 91%

HSLhsl(292.5, 63.5%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 34.5%, 91%)

CMYK4.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,588,136

CSS custom property--colour: #DE98E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#216717

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FACEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1B4E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E0A1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.5 Violet · ΔE 18.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.3 Hot pink · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2E898

Analogous#B698E8, #E898CA

Triadic#E8DE98, #98E8DE

Split complementary#CAE898, #98E8B6

Tetradic#E8B698, #A2E898, #98CAE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9EBFB

Lighter +10%#EBC2F1

Darker −10%#D16EDF

Darker −20%#C345D5

Darker −30%#AB2ABD

Darker −40%#852193

More saturated +25%#EA88F8

Less saturated −25%#D2A8D8

Channel breakdown

R222

G152

B232

Red222 (87.1%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue292.5°

Saturation (HSL)63.49%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 98 · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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