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#DE4FEE Color

#DE4FEE is rgb(222, 79, 238) in RGB, hsl(294, 82%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 67%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE4FEE
HEX#DE4FEE
RGBrgb(222, 79, 238)
HSLhsl(294, 82%, 62%)
HSVhsv(294, 67%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 67%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.25 323.5)
LABlab(59.01% 70.43 -53.31)
LCHlch(59.01% 88.33 322.88)

What #DE4FEE 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 #DE4FEE, 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.

#DE4FEE Channel Values

How #DE4FEE 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 79 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 82% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 67% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.25:1 vs white · 6.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE4FEE 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 text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DE4FEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE4FEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DE4FEE

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 #DE4FEE.

How #DE4FEE 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#DE4FEE
Protanopia#7878EE
Protanomaly#AB6AEE
Deuteranopia#9393EC
Deuteranomaly#B67EED
Tritanopia#D07474
Tritanomaly#D667B2
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE4FEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de4fee: #DE4FEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE4FEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de4fee': '#DE4FEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.310, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_de4fee">#DE4FEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE4FEE"

More Pink Colors

#DE4FEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE4FEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE4FEE?

#DE4FEE is a light pink — rgb(222, 79, 238) in RGB and hsl(294, 82%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.28.

What is the RGB value of #DE4FEE?

#DE4FEE is rgb(222, 79, 238) — red 222, green 79, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE4FEE?

#DE4FEE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 67%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE4FEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE4FEE scores 3.25:1 against white and 6.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE4FEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE4FEE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 17.42, which is visibly different.

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