Recognised as Colour
#DEABE2
- #DEABE2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEABE2 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 171, 226 and HSL 296°, 49%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEABE2#DEABE2
HEX#DEABE2
RGBrgb(222, 171, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6706, 0.8863
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(295.6, 48.7%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 24.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK1.8%, 24.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,592,994
CSS custom property--colour: #DEABE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#21541D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFE2AB
Analogous#C3ABE2, #E2ABCA
Triadic#E2DEAB, #ABE2DE
Split complementary#CAE2AB, #ABE2C3
Tetradic#E2C3AB, #AFE2AB, #ABCAE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G171
B226
Red222 (87.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue295.64°
Saturation (HSL)48.67%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AB · B E2
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