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Recognised as Colour

#E230CE

  • #E230CE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E230CE is a magenta with RGB values 226, 48, 206 and HSL 307°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E230CE#E230CE
HEX#E230CE
RGBrgb(226, 48, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1882, 0.8078
RGB percentages88.6%, 18.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(306.7, 75.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 78.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 78.8%, 8.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,630
CSS custom property--colour: #E230CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1DCF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2773D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#718CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Tritanopia#EC457Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26Fuchsia · ΔE 26.4Magenta · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 27.4Dark magenta · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30E244
Analogous#9D30E2, #E23075
Triadic#CEE230, #30CEE2
Split complementary#75E230, #30E29D
Tetradic#E29D30, #30E244, #3075E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE3F8
Lighter +30%#F5B6EE
Lighter +20%#EF89E3
Lighter +10%#E85DD9
Darker −10%#C41BB1
Darker −20%#971588
Darker −30%#6A0F60
Darker −40%#3D0937
More saturated +25%#FF13E4
Less saturated −25%#C44EB7

Channel breakdown

R226
G48
B206
Red226 (88.6%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue306.74°
Saturation (HSL)75.42%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 30 · B CE

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