Colour

#E235CF

#E235CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E235CF is a magenta with RGB values 226, 53, 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

#E235CF#E235CF

HEX#E235CF

RGBrgb(226, 53, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2078, 0.8118

RGB percentages88.6%, 20.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(306.6, 74.9%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.6, 76.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 8.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,824,911

CSS custom property--colour: #E235CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#1DCA30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C75D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#728DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EC4881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 26.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.2 Magenta · ΔE 27.2 Violet · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#35E248

Analogous#9E35E2, #E23579

Triadic#CFE235, #35CFE2

Split complementary#79E235, #35E29E

Tetradic#E29E35, #35E248, #3579E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCE7F9

Lighter +30%#F5BBEF

Lighter +20%#EF8EE4

Lighter +10%#E862DA

Darker −10%#C71DB5

Darker −20%#9B168C

Darker −30%#6E1064

Darker −40%#42093B

More saturated +25%#FF18E6

Less saturated −25%#C552B8

Channel breakdown

R226

G53

B207

Red226 (88.6%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue306.59°

Saturation (HSL)74.89%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 35 · B CF

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