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Recognised as Colour

#E230CF

  • #E230CF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E230CF is a magenta with RGB values 226, 48, 207 and HSL 306°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E230CF#E230CF
HEX#E230CF
RGBrgb(226, 48, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1882, 0.8118
RGB percentages88.6%, 18.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(306.4, 75.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 78.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 78.8%, 8.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,631
CSS custom property--colour: #E230CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1DCF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2673D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#708CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC457Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8Fuchsia · ΔE 25.9Magenta · ΔE 25.9Orchid · ΔE 27.7Dark magenta · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30E243
Analogous#9C30E2, #E23076
Triadic#CFE230, #30CFE2
Split complementary#76E230, #30E29C
Tetradic#E29C30, #30E243, #3076E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE3F8
Lighter +30%#F5B6EE
Lighter +20%#EF89E4
Lighter +10%#E85DD9
Darker −10%#C41BB2
Darker −20%#971589
Darker −30%#6A0F60
Darker −40%#3D0938
More saturated +25%#FF13E6
Less saturated −25%#C44EB8

Channel breakdown

R226
G48
B207
Red226 (88.6%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue306.4°
Saturation (HSL)75.42%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 30 · B CF

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