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Recognised as Colour

#E126CD

  • #E126CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E126CD is a magenta with RGB values 225, 38, 205 and HSL 306°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E126CD#E126CD
HEX#E126CD
RGBrgb(225, 38, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.149, 0.8039
RGB percentages88.2%, 14.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(306.4, 75.7%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 83.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 83.1%, 8.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,755,533
CSS custom property--colour: #E126CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#1ED932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1970D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76 from the original
Tritanopia#EB3F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Fuchsia · ΔE 24.6Magenta · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3Orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26E13A
Analogous#9826E1, #E1266F
Triadic#CDE126, #26CDE1
Split complementary#6FE126, #26E198
Tetradic#E19826, #26E13A, #266FE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAD9F6
Lighter +30%#F4ACEC
Lighter +20%#ED80E2
Lighter +10%#E753D7
Darker −10%#BA1AA9
Darker −20%#8D1480
Darker −30%#610D58
Darker −40%#34072F
More saturated +25%#FF08E5
Less saturated −25%#C245B5

Channel breakdown

R225
G38
B205
Red225 (88.2%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue306.42°
Saturation (HSL)75.71%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 26 · B CD

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