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Recognised as Colour

#E16EE4

  • #E16EE4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E16EE4 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 110, 228 and HSL 298°, 69%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E16EE4#E16EE4
HEX#E16EE4
RGBrgb(225, 110, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4314, 0.8941
RGB percentages88.2%, 43.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(298.5, 68.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 51.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK1.3%, 51.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,773,988
CSS custom property--colour: #E16EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1E911B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6192E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E67C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8Orchid · ΔE 8.1Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9Hot pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71E46E
Analogous#A66EE4, #E46EAC
Triadic#E4E16E, #6EE4E1
Split complementary#ACE46E, #6EE4A6
Tetradic#E4A66E, #71E46E, #6EACE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCEFFC
Lighter +20%#F3C4F4
Lighter +10%#EA99EC
Darker −10%#D843DC
Darker −20%#C325C7
Darker −30%#991D9C
Darker −40%#6F1571
More saturated +25%#F559FA
Less saturated −25%#CD84CF

Channel breakdown

R225
G110
B228
Red225 (88.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue298.47°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 6E · B E4

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