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Recognised as Colour

#E150EE

  • #E150EE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E150EE is a magenta with RGB values 225, 80, 238 and HSL 295°, 82%, 62%. 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

#E150EE#E150EE
HEX#E150EE
RGBrgb(225, 80, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3137, 0.9333
RGB percentages88.2%, 31.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(295.1, 82.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 66.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK5.5%, 66.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,766,318
CSS custom property--colour: #E150EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1EAF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B85F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E56999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7Fuchsia · ΔE 24.6Magenta · ΔE 24.6Violet · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DEE50
Analogous#9250EE, #EE50AC
Triadic#EEE150, #50EEE1
Split complementary#ACEE50, #50EE92
Tetradic#EE9250, #5DEE50, #50ACEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9DBFC
Lighter +20%#F1ADF7
Lighter +10%#E97EF3
Darker −10%#D922E9
Darker −20%#B613C5
Darker −30%#8B0F96
Darker −40%#600A68
More saturated +25%#EF3FFF
Less saturated −25%#CD68D6

Channel breakdown

R225
G80
B238
Red225 (88.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue295.06°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 50 · B EE

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