Recognised as Colour
#DE9ADF
- #DE9ADF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DE9ADF is a magenta with RGB values 222, 154, 223 and HSL 299°, 52%, 74%. 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
#DE9ADF#DE9ADF
HEX#DE9ADF
RGBrgb(222, 154, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6039, 0.8745
RGB percentages87.1%, 60.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(299.1, 51.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 30.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0.4%, 30.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,588,639
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9ADF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#216520
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BDF9A
Analogous#BC9ADF, #DF9ABD
Triadic#DFDE9A, #9ADFDE
Split complementary#BEDF9A, #9ADFBC
Tetradic#DFBC9A, #9BDF9A, #9ABDDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G154
B223
Red222 (87.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue299.13°
Saturation (HSL)51.88%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 9A · B DF
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