Colour

#E23BD6

#E23BD6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E23BD6 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 59, 214 and HSL 304°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E23BD6

RGBrgb(226, 59, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2314, 0.8392

RGB percentages88.6%, 23.1%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(304.3, 74.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 73.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 73.9%, 5.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,826,454

CSS custom property--colour: #E23BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#1DC429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B78DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#718FD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EB5086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.9 Magenta · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 26.2 Violet · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BE247

Analogous#9B3BE2, #E23B83

Triadic#D6E23B, #3BD6E2

Split complementary#83E23B, #3BE29B

Tetradic#E29B3B, #3BE247, #3B83E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEDFB

Lighter +30%#F6C0F2

Lighter +20%#EF94E9

Lighter +10%#E967DF

Darker −10%#CC1EBF

Darker −20%#9F1896

Darker −30%#73116C

Darker −40%#470A42

More saturated +25%#FE1FEE

Less saturated −25%#C657BE

Channel breakdown

R226

G59

B214

Red226 (88.6%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue304.31°

Saturation (HSL)74.22%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 3B · B D6

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