Recognised as Colour

#E055F9

#E055F9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E055F9 is a magenta with RGB values 224, 85, 249 and HSL 291°, 93%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E055F9#E055F9

HEX#E055F9

RGBrgb(224, 85, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3333, 0.9765

RGB percentages87.8%, 33.3%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(290.9, 93.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 65.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK10%, 65.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,702,073

CSS custom property--colour: #E055F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#1FAA06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2189FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6798F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E271A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.7 Magenta · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25.4 Blue violet · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6EF955

Analogous#8E55F9, #F955C0

Triadic#F9E055, #55F9E0

Split complementary#C0F955, #55F98E

Tetradic#F98E55, #6EF955, #55C0F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBE9FE

Lighter +20%#F2B8FC

Lighter +10%#E986FB

Darker −10%#D724F7

Darker −20%#BF08E0

Darker −30%#9506AF

Darker −40%#6B047E

More saturated +25%#E44FFF

Less saturated −25%#D16BE3

Channel breakdown

R224

G85

B249

Red224 (87.8%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue290.85°

Saturation (HSL)93.18%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E0 · G 55 · B F9

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