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Recognised as Colour

#E24CCC

  • #E24CCC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E24CCC is a magenta with RGB values 226, 76, 204 and HSL 309°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E24CCC#E24CCC
HEX#E24CCC
RGBrgb(226, 76, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.298, 0.8
RGB percentages88.6%, 29.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(308.8, 72.1%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 66.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 66.4%, 9.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,830,796
CSS custom property--colour: #E24CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#1DB333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A7DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D93C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EC5886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Orchid · ΔE 17Violet · ΔE 19.2Medium violet red · ΔE 25Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7Hot pink · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CE262
Analogous#AD4CE2, #E24C81
Triadic#CCE24C, #4CCCE2
Split complementary#81E24C, #4CE2AD
Tetradic#E2AD4C, #4CE262, #4C81E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFE
Lighter +30%#F7D0F2
Lighter +20%#F0A4E5
Lighter +10%#E978D9
Darker −10%#D823BD
Darker −20%#AC1C97
Darker −30%#801570
Darker −40%#540E4A
More saturated +25%#FC32DE
Less saturated −25%#C866BA

Channel breakdown

R226
G76
B204
Red226 (88.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue308.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.12%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 4C · B CC

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