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Recognised as Colour

#E16EE5

  • #E16EE5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E16EE5 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 110, 229 and HSL 298°, 70%, 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

#E16EE5#E16EE5
HEX#E16EE5
RGBrgb(225, 110, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4314, 0.898
RGB percentages88.2%, 43.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(298, 69.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298, 52%, 89.8%)
CMYK1.7%, 52%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,773,989
CSS custom property--colour: #E16EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1E911A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6192E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A0E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#E67CA0no 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 text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.3Orchid · ΔE 8.6Medium orchid · ΔE 12.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72E56E
Analogous#A56EE5, #E56EAE
Triadic#E5E16E, #6EE5E1
Split complementary#AEE56E, #6EE5A6
Tetradic#E5A66E, #72E56E, #6EAEE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF0FC
Lighter +20%#F3C4F5
Lighter +10%#EA99ED
Darker −10%#D843DD
Darker −20%#C324C9
Darker −30%#991C9E
Darker −40%#6F1572
More saturated +25%#F559FA
Less saturated −25%#CD83D0

Channel breakdown

R225
G110
B229
Red225 (88.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue297.98°
Saturation (HSL)69.59%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 6E · B E5

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