What color is #DE89D4?

#DE89D4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE89D4?

The RGB value is 222, 137, 212: 222 red, 137 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE89D4?

The complementary color is #89DE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE89D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE89D4 color

#DE89D4 rgb(222, 137, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DE89D4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 53.7% green and 83.1% blue (222, 137, 212).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 56% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#DE89D4 color codes

HEX	`#DE89D4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 137, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 53.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 56%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 38%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, 43.46, -24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 50.13, 330.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.953, 38.177, 66.96)`
Decimal	`14584276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE89D4, 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 #DE89D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE89D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #DE89D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de89d4; }
.text { color: #de89d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de89d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 137 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de89d4, #de89aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DE89D4?: #DE89D4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE89D4?: The RGB value is 222, 137, 212: 222 red, 137 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE89D4?: The complementary color is #89DE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE89D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.