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Recognised as Colour

#CE257A

  • #CE257A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CE257A is a magenta with RGB values 206, 37, 122 and HSL 330°, 70%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CE257A#CE257A
HEX#CE257A
RGBrgb(206, 37, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.1451, 0.4784
RGB percentages80.8%, 14.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(329.8, 69.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.8, 82%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 82%, 40.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,510,010
CSS custom property--colour: #CE257A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#31DA85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D5B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7A76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DF004Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.4Deep pink · ΔE 18.6Hot pink · ΔE 19.9Pale violetred · ΔE 27.3Orchid · ΔE 35.7Indian red · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25CE79
Analogous#CE25CE, #CE2525
Triadic#7ACE25, #257ACE
Split complementary#25CE25, #25CECE
Tetradic#CECE25, #25CE79, #2525CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CAE0
Lighter +30%#EE9EC6
Lighter +20%#E673AD
Lighter +10%#DE4893
Darker −10%#A31D60
Darker −20%#781547
Darker −30%#4C0E2D
Darker −40%#210614
More saturated +25%#EC077A
Less saturated −25%#B0437A

Channel breakdown

R206
G37
B122
Red206 (80.8%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue329.82°
Saturation (HSL)69.55%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 25 · B 7A

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