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Recognised as Colour

#E23CCA

  • #E23CCA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E23CCA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 60, 202 and HSL 309°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E23CCA#E23CCA
HEX#E23CCA
RGBrgb(226, 60, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2353, 0.7922
RGB percentages88.6%, 23.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(308.7, 74.1%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 73.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 10.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,826,698
CSS custom property--colour: #E23CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#1DC335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A76CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#778EC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ED4B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 22.7Violet · ΔE 24.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CE254
Analogous#A73CE2, #E23C77
Triadic#CAE23C, #3CCAE2
Split complementary#77E23C, #3CE2A7
Tetradic#E2A73C, #3CE254, #3C77E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEEFA
Lighter +30%#F6C1EE
Lighter +20%#EF95E2
Lighter +10%#E968D6
Darker −10%#CD1EB3
Darker −20%#A0188C
Darker −30%#741166
Darker −40%#470B3F
More saturated +25%#FE20DE
Less saturated −25%#C658B6

Channel breakdown

R226
G60
B202
Red226 (88.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue308.67°
Saturation (HSL)74.11%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 3C · B CA

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