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Recognised as Colour

#E24CE5

  • #E24CE5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E24CE5 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 76, 229 and HSL 299°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E24CE5#E24CE5
HEX#E24CE5
RGBrgb(226, 76, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.298, 0.898
RGB percentages88.6%, 29.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(298.8, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.8, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 66.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,830,821
CSS custom property--colour: #E24CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#1DB31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3282E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7095E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E86293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 24.9Fuchsia · ΔE 26Magenta · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FE54C
Analogous#954CE5, #E54C9C
Triadic#E5E24C, #4CE5E2
Split complementary#9CE54C, #4CE595
Tetradic#E5954C, #4FE54C, #4C9CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#F8D2F8
Lighter +20%#F0A5F2
Lighter +10%#E979EB
Darker −10%#DA20DE
Darker −20%#AE1AB1
Darker −30%#821385
Darker −40%#570D58
More saturated +25%#FB32FF
Less saturated −25%#C966CB

Channel breakdown

R226
G76
B229
Red226 (88.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue298.82°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 4C · B E5

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