Recognised as Colour

#DE9BD0

#DE9BD0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DE9BD0 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 155, 208 and HSL 313°, 50%, 74%. 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

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HEX#DE9BD0

RGBrgb(222, 155, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6078, 0.8157

RGB percentages87.1%, 60.8%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(312.5, 50.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 30.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 30.2%, 6.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,588,880

CSS custom property--colour: #DE9BD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#21642F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BAAD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABB4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E49EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 5.2 Thistle · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.2 Light pink · ΔE 24.5 Pink · ΔE 25.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BDEA9

Analogous#CB9BDE, #DE9BAF

Triadic#D0DE9B, #9BD0DE

Split complementary#AFDE9B, #9BDECB

Tetradic#DECB9B, #9BDEA9, #9BAEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E8F4

Lighter +10%#EBC1E2

Darker −10%#D175BE

Darker −20%#C54EAC

Darker −30%#A83891

Darker −40%#822B70

More saturated +25%#EF8ADA

Less saturated −25%#CDACC6

Channel breakdown

R222

G155

B208

Red222 (87.1%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue312.54°

Saturation (HSL)50.38%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 9B · B D0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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