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Recognised as Colour

#DE99D2

  • #DE99D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DE99D2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 153, 210 and HSL 310°, 51%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DE99D2#DE99D2
HEX#DE99D2
RGBrgb(222, 153, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6, 0.8235
RGB percentages87.1%, 60%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(310.4, 51.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 31.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 5.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,588,370
CSS custom property--colour: #DE99D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42965WCAG 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 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#21662D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A9D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B3D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E49CADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 4.3Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 24.9Light pink · ΔE 26.5Pink · ΔE 27.2Orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 4.29, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99DEA5
Analogous#C899DE, #DE99AF
Triadic#D2DE99, #99D2DE
Split complementary#B0DE99, #99DEC8
Tetradic#DEC899, #99DEA5, #99AFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E6F4
Lighter +10%#EAC0E3
Darker −10%#D272C1
Darker −20%#C54CB0
Darker −30%#A83694
Darker −40%#812A72
More saturated +25%#EF88DD
Less saturated −25%#CDAAC7

Channel breakdown

R222
G153
B210
Red222 (87.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue310.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 99 · B D2

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