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Recognised as Colour

#E057E2

  • #E057E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E057E2 is a magenta with RGB values 224, 87, 226 and HSL 299°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E057E2#E057E2
HEX#E057E2
RGBrgb(224, 87, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3412, 0.8863
RGB percentages87.8%, 34.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(299.1, 70.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 61.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,702,562
CSS custom property--colour: #E057E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#1FA81D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4485E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Deuteranopia#7697DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E66995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Orchid · ΔE 18.7Violet · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Dark magenta · ΔE 29.2Fuchsia · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59E257
Analogous#9B57E2, #E2579E
Triadic#E2E057, #57E2E0
Split complementary#9FE257, #57E29A
Tetradic#E29A57, #59E257, #579EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D9F9
Lighter +20%#F0AEF1
Lighter +10%#E882EA
Darker −10%#D82CDA
Darker −20%#B21FB4
Darker −30%#871888
Darker −40%#5C105D
More saturated +25%#F83EFB
Less saturated −25%#C870C9

Channel breakdown

R224
G87
B226
Red224 (87.8%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue299.14°
Saturation (HSL)70.56%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G 57 · B E2

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