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Recognised as Colour

#E246DF

  • #E246DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E246DF is a magenta with RGB values 226, 70, 223 and HSL 301°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E246DF#E246DF
HEX#E246DF
RGBrgb(226, 70, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2745, 0.8745
RGB percentages88.6%, 27.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(301.2, 72.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 69%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 69%, 1.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,829,279
CSS custom property--colour: #E246DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#1DB920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#307EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7192DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E95C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5Orchid · ΔE 25.1Violet · ΔE 25.4Fuchsia · ΔE 25.9Magenta · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46E249
Analogous#9746E2, #E24691
Triadic#DFE246, #46DFE2
Split complementary#91E246, #46E297
Tetradic#E29746, #46E249, #4691E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF6FE
Lighter +30%#F7CAF6
Lighter +20%#F09EEE
Lighter +10%#E972E7
Darker −10%#D421D0
Darker −20%#A81AA5
Darker −30%#7C137A
Darker −40%#500C4E
More saturated +25%#FD2BF9
Less saturated −25%#C761C5

Channel breakdown

R226
G70
B223
Red226 (88.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue301.15°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 46 · B DF

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