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Recognised as Colour

#E234CF

  • #E234CF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E234CF is a magenta with RGB values 226, 52, 207 and HSL 307°, 75%, 55%. 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

#E234CF#E234CF
HEX#E234CF
RGBrgb(226, 52, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2039, 0.8118
RGB percentages88.6%, 20.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(306.6, 75%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.6, 77%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 77%, 8.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,824,655
CSS custom property--colour: #E234CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#1DCB30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B74D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#718DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EC4880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 26.5Fuchsia · ΔE 26.9Magenta · ΔE 26.9Violet · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34E247
Analogous#9E34E2, #E23478
Triadic#CFE234, #34CFE2
Split complementary#78E234, #34E29E
Tetradic#E29E34, #34E247, #3478E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE6F9
Lighter +30%#F5BAEF
Lighter +20%#EF8DE4
Lighter +10%#E861DA
Darker −10%#C71CB4
Darker −20%#9A168C
Darker −30%#6D1063
Darker −40%#41093B
More saturated +25%#FF17E6
Less saturated −25%#C551B8

Channel breakdown

R226
G52
B207
Red226 (88.6%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue306.55°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 34 · B CF

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