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#DE76EE

#DE76EE is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 46.3% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.65:1 Fail
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7.93:1 AAA
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2.65:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.93:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DE76EE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DE76EE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #DE76EE?

#DE76EE is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 46.3% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DE76EE in RGB?

#DE76EE is rgb(222, 118, 238): 222 red, 118 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DE76EE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(7, 50, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DE76EE?

PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DE76EE?

Its complement #49B540 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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