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Colour

#CE59DD

  • #CE59DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CE59DD is a magenta with RGB values 206, 89, 221 and HSL 293°, 66%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CE59DD#CE59DD
HEX#CE59DD
RGBrgb(206, 89, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.349, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.8%, 34.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(293.2, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK6.8%, 59.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,523,421
CSS custom property--colour: #CE59DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#31A622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4081E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B8FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D16C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.4Orchid · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68DD59
Analogous#8C59DD, #DD59AA
Triadic#DDCE59, #59DDCE
Split complementary#AADD59, #59DD8C
Tetradic#DD8C59, #68DD59, #59AADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D8F7
Lighter +20%#E7AEEE
Lighter +10%#DA83E6
Darker −10%#C22FD4
Darker −20%#9D23AD
Darker −30%#771B82
Darker −40%#501258
More saturated +25%#E140F6
Less saturated −25%#BB72C4

Channel breakdown

R206
G89
B221
Red206 (80.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue293.18°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 59 · B DD

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