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Recognised as Colour

#CE41E2

  • #CE41E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CE41E2 is a magenta with RGB values 206, 65, 226 and HSL 293°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CE41E2#CE41E2
HEX#CE41E2
RGBrgb(206, 65, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2549, 0.8863
RGB percentages80.8%, 25.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(292.5, 73.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 71.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK8.8%, 71.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,517,282
CSS custom property--colour: #CE41E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#31BE1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#5988DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D15E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Fuchsia · ΔE 25.4Magenta · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E241
Analogous#7E41E2, #E241A5
Triadic#E2CE41, #41E2CE
Split complementary#A5E241, #41E27E
Tetradic#E27E41, #55E241, #41A5E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF2FD
Lighter +30%#F0C6F6
Lighter +20%#E599F0
Lighter +10%#D96DE9
Darker −10%#BA20D0
Darker −20%#9319A4
Darker −30%#6B1278
Darker −40%#440C4B
More saturated +25%#E326FD
Less saturated −25%#B95CC7

Channel breakdown

R206
G65
B226
Red206 (80.8%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue292.55°
Saturation (HSL)73.52%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 41 · B E2

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