What color is #DE88FF?

#DE88FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE88FF?

The RGB value is 222, 136, 255: 222 red, 136 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE88FF?

The complementary color is #A9FF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE88FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE88FF color

#DE88FF rgb(222, 136, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DE88FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 53.3% green and 100% blue (222, 136, 255).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pinkling (#EB84F5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#DE88FF color codes

HEX	`#DE88FF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 136, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 53.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, 52.08, -46.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 69.62, 318.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.976, 40.36, 99.377)`
Decimal	`14584063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE88FF, 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 #DE88FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE88FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #DE88FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de88ff; }
.text { color: #de88ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de88ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 136 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de88ff, #ff88e5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DE88FF?: #DE88FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE88FF?: The RGB value is 222, 136, 255: 222 red, 136 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE88FF?: The complementary color is #A9FF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE88FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.