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#DE21BE Color

#DE21BE is rgb(222, 33, 190) in RGB, hsl(310, 74%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE21BE
HEX#DE21BE
RGBrgb(222, 33, 190)
HSLhsl(310, 74%, 50%)
HSVhsv(310, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 14%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.259 336.9)
LABlab(52.36% 77.65 -36.50)
LCHlch(52.36% 85.80 334.82)

What #DE21BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DE21BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DE21BE Channel Values

How #DE21BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 33 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 74% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 85% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 14% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE21BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE21BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE21BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE21BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DE21BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE21BE.

How #DE21BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DE21BE
Protanopia#6868BD
Protanomaly#A554BE
Deuteranopia#8989BB
Deuteranomaly#B26EBC
Tritanopia#D54F4F
Tritanomaly#D9418A
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE21BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-de21be: #DE21BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE21BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de21be': '#DE21BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.129, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_de21be">#DE21BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE21BE"

More Pink Colors

#DE21BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE21BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE21BE?

#DE21BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(222, 33, 190) in RGB and hsl(310, 74%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.35.

What is the RGB value of #DE21BE?

#DE21BE is rgb(222, 33, 190) — red 222, green 33, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE21BE?

#DE21BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 14%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE21BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE21BE scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE21BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE21BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 24.91, which is visibly different.

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