#DE4BFB Color

#DE4BFB is rgb(222, 75, 251) in RGB, hsl(290, 96%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 15.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE4BFB

HEX#DE4BFB

RGBrgb(222, 75, 251)

HSLhsl(290, 96%, 64%)

HSVhsv(290, 70%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.265 320.5)

LABlab(59.11% 73.52 -60.37)

LCHlch(59.11% 95.13 320.61)

What #DE4BFB 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 #DE4BFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.09 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.04 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 17.95 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 18.1 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 18.47 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 19.66

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

#DE4BFB Channel Values

How #DE4BFB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 222 · G 75 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 290° · S 96% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 290° · S 70% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.23:1 vs white · 6.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE4BFB 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 text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DE4BFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE4BFB; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DE4BFB

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 #DE4BFB.

How #DE4BFB 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#DE4BFB

Protanopia#7777FB

Protanomaly#AA68FB

Deuteranopia#9292F9

Deuteranomaly#B67CFA

Tritanopia#CE7777

Tritanomaly#D568BB

Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #DE4BFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de4bfb: #DE4BFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE4BFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de4bfb': '#DE4BFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.294, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_de4bfb">#DE4BFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#DE4BFB"

More Pink Colors

#DE4BFB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#DE4BFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE4BFB?

#DE4BFB is a light pink — rgb(222, 75, 251) in RGB and hsl(290, 96%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 15.09.

What is the RGB value of #DE4BFB?

#DE4BFB is rgb(222, 75, 251) — red 222, green 75, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE4BFB?

#DE4BFB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE4BFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE4BFB scores 3.23:1 against white and 6.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE4BFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE4BFB 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 20.04, which is visibly different.

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