Colour

#E155DE

#E155DE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E155DE is a magenta with RGB values 225, 85, 222 and HSL 301°, 70%, 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

#E155DE#E155DE

HEX#E155DE

RGBrgb(225, 85, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3333, 0.8706

RGB percentages88.2%, 33.3%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(301.3, 70%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 62.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 62.2%, 1.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,767,582

CSS custom property--colour: #E155DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#1EAA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4684E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7896DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E86692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Violet · ΔE 18.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55E158

Analogous#9E55E1, #E15598

Triadic#DEE155, #55DEE1

Split complementary#98E155, #55E19E

Tetradic#E19E55, #55E158, #5598E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8D7F7

Lighter +20%#F0ACEF

Lighter +10%#E980E6

Darker −10%#D92AD6

Darker −20%#B11FAE

Darker −30%#851883

Darker −40%#5A1059

More saturated +25%#FA3CF6

Less saturated −25%#C86EC6

Channel breakdown

R225

G85

B222

Red225 (88.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue301.29°

Saturation (HSL)70%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 55 · B DE

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