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Recognised as Colour

#E03CE0

  • #E03CE0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E03CE0 is a magenta with RGB values 224, 60, 224 and HSL 300°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E03CE0#E03CE0
HEX#E03CE0
RGBrgb(224, 60, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2353, 0.8784
RGB percentages87.8%, 23.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(300, 72.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 73.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 73.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,695,648
CSS custom property--colour: #E03CE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#1FC31F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#177AE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E7568Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Fuchsia · ΔE 22.2Magenta · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CE03C
Analogous#8E3CE0, #E03C8E
Triadic#E0E03C, #3CE0E0
Split complementary#8EE03C, #3CE08E
Tetradic#E08E3C, #3CE03C, #3C8EE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCECFC
Lighter +30%#F5C0F5
Lighter +20%#EE94EE
Lighter +10%#E768E7
Darker −10%#C920C9
Darker −20%#9D199D
Darker −30%#711271
Darker −40%#450B45
More saturated +25%#FC20FC
Less saturated −25%#C458C4

Channel breakdown

R224
G60
B224
Red224 (87.8%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)72.57%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E0 · G 3C · B E0

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