What color is #DE94E1?

#DE94E1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE94E1?

The RGB value is 222, 148, 225: 222 red, 148 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE94E1?

The complementary color is #97E194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE94E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE94E1 color

#DE94E1 rgb(222, 148, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DE94E1 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 58% green and 88.2% blue (222, 148, 225).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 56% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Diva Mecha (#EE99EE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#DE94E1 color codes

HEX	`#DE94E1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 148, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 58%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 56%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 34%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 34%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, 40.01, -27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 48.74, 325.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.303, 42.148, 76.494)`
Decimal	`14587105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE94E1, 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 #DE94E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE94E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #DE94E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de94e1; }
.text { color: #de94e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de94e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 148 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de94e1, #e194be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #DE94E1?: #DE94E1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE94E1?: The RGB value is 222, 148, 225: 222 red, 148 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE94E1?: The complementary color is #97E194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE94E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.