Recognised as Colour
#DEAADD
- #DEAADD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DEAADD is a magenta with RGB values 222, 170, 221 and HSL 301°, 44%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEAADD#DEAADD
HEX#DEAADD
RGBrgb(222, 170, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6667, 0.8667
RGB percentages87.1%, 66.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(301.2, 44.1%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 23.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 23.4%, 0.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,592,733
CSS custom property--colour: #DEAADD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#215522
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AADEAB
Analogous#C5AADE, #DEAAC3
Triadic#DDDEAA, #AADDDE
Split complementary#C3DEAA, #AADEC5
Tetradic#DEC5AA, #AADEAB, #AAC3DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G170
B221
Red222 (87.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue301.15°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G AA · B DD
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