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Recognised as Colour

#E16CF5

  • #E16CF5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E16CF5 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 108, 245 and HSL 291°, 87%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E16CF5#E16CF5
HEX#E16CF5
RGBrgb(225, 108, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4235, 0.9608
RGB percentages88.2%, 42.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(291.2, 87.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 55.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK8.2%, 55.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,773,493
CSS custom property--colour: #E16CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1E930A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5394F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA1F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E380A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2Violet · ΔE 15.7Orchid · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80F56C
Analogous#9C6CF5, #F56CC5
Triadic#F5E16C, #6CF5E1
Split complementary#C5F56C, #6CF59C
Tetradic#F59C6C, #80F56C, #6CC5F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFF
Lighter +20%#F4CCFB
Lighter +10%#EB9CF8
Darker −10%#D73CF2
Darker −20%#CB10EB
Darker −30%#A20DBB
Darker −40%#79098C
More saturated +25%#E862FF
Less saturated −25%#D380E1

Channel breakdown

R225
G108
B245
Red225 (88.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue291.24°
Saturation (HSL)87.26%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 6C · B F5

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