What color is #DE46EA?

#DE46EA is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE46EA?

The RGB value is 222, 70, 234: 222 red, 70 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE46EA?

The complementary color is #52EA46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE46EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE46EA color

#DE46EA rgb(222, 70, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DE46EA is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 27.5% green and 91.8% blue (222, 70, 234).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 80% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Fizz (#ED24ED), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#DE46EA color codes

HEX	`#DE46EA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 70, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 27.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 80%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 70%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 70%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, 77.32, -53.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 93.92, 325.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.164, 25.853, 80.332)`
Decimal	`14567146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE46EA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DE46EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE46EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DE46EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de46ea; }
.text { color: #de46ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de46ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 70 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de46ea, #ea46a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Pink.

Questions

What color is #DE46EA?: #DE46EA is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE46EA?: The RGB value is 222, 70, 234: 222 red, 70 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE46EA?: The complementary color is #52EA46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE46EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.