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Recognised as Colour

#E149E6

  • #E149E6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E149E6 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 73, 230 and HSL 298°, 76%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E149E6#E149E6
HEX#E149E6
RGBrgb(225, 73, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2863, 0.902
RGB percentages88.2%, 28.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(298.1, 75.8%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.1, 68.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,764,518
CSS custom property--colour: #E149E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#1EB619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A80EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D93E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E76193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Fuchsia · ΔE 24.5Magenta · ΔE 24.5Violet · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EE649
Analogous#9249E6, #E6499D
Triadic#E6E149, #49E6E1
Split complementary#9DE649, #49E692
Tetradic#E69349, #4EE649, #499DE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFCFF
Lighter +30%#F7D0F8
Lighter +20%#F0A3F2
Lighter +10%#E876EC
Darker −10%#D71EDE
Darker −20%#AC18B1
Darker −30%#801284
Darker −40%#550C57
More saturated +25%#F830FF
Less saturated −25%#C963CC

Channel breakdown

R225
G73
B230
Red225 (88.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue298.09°
Saturation (HSL)75.85%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 49 · B E6

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