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Recognised as Colour

#E231C9

  • #E231C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E231C9 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 49, 201 and HSL 308°, 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

#E231C9#E231C9
HEX#E231C9
RGBrgb(226, 49, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1922, 0.7882
RGB percentages88.6%, 19.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(308.5, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 78.3%, 11.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,881
CSS custom property--colour: #E231C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#1DCE36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F72CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Deuteranopia#738CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Tritanopia#ED427Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3Violet · ΔE 27.6Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31E24A
Analogous#A231E2, #E23171
Triadic#C9E231, #31C9E2
Split complementary#71E231, #31E2A2
Tetradic#E2A331, #31E24A, #3171E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE4F8
Lighter +30%#F5B7EC
Lighter +20%#EF8AE0
Lighter +10%#E85ED5
Darker −10%#C41CAD
Darker −20%#981585
Darker −30%#6B0F5E
Darker −40%#3E0937
More saturated +25%#FF14DE
Less saturated −25%#C54EB4

Channel breakdown

R226
G49
B201
Red226 (88.6%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue308.47°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 31 · B C9

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