Recognised as Colour

#E240CC

#E240CC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E240CC is a magenta with RGB values 226, 64, 204 and HSL 308°, 74%, 57%. 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

#E240CC#E240CC

HEX#E240CC

RGBrgb(226, 64, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.251, 0.8

RGB percentages88.6%, 25.1%, 80%

HSLhsl(308.1, 73.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.1, 71.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 71.7%, 9.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,827,724

CSS custom property--colour: #E240CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

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

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#1DBF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D78D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#778FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ED4F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 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 text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 23.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40E256

Analogous#A740E2, #E2407B

Triadic#CCE240, #40CCE2

Split complementary#7BE240, #40E2A7

Tetradic#E2A740, #40E256, #407BE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF1FB

Lighter +30%#F6C5EF

Lighter +20%#EF99E4

Lighter +10%#E96CD8

Darker −10%#CF20B8

Darker −20%#A31990

Darker −30%#771269

Darker −40%#4B0B42

More saturated +25%#FE25E0

Less saturated −25%#C65CB8

Channel breakdown

R226

G64

B204

Red226 (88.6%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue308.15°

Saturation (HSL)73.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 40 · B CC

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