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Recognised as Colour

#CE47E5

  • #CE47E5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CE47E5 is a magenta with RGB values 206, 71, 229 and HSL 291°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CE47E5#CE47E5
HEX#CE47E5
RGBrgb(206, 71, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2784, 0.898
RGB percentages80.8%, 27.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(291.3, 75.2%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 69%, 89.8%)
CMYK10%, 69%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,518,821
CSS custom property--colour: #CE47E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#31B81A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8AE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D06391no 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 text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Fuchsia · ΔE 26.7Magenta · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EE547
Analogous#7F47E5, #E547AD
Triadic#E5CE47, #47E5CE
Split complementary#ADE547, #47E57F
Tetradic#E57F47, #5EE547, #47ADE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFE
Lighter +30%#F2CDF8
Lighter +20%#E6A0F2
Lighter +10%#DA74EB
Darker −10%#BF1FDA
Darker −20%#9819AD
Darker −30%#711281
Darker −40%#4A0C54
More saturated +25%#E02DFF
Less saturated −25%#BB61CB

Channel breakdown

R206
G71
B229
Red206 (80.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue291.27°
Saturation (HSL)75.24%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 47 · B E5

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