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Recognised as Colour

#E251C3

  • #E251C3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E251C3 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 81, 195 and HSL 313°, 71%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E251C3#E251C3
HEX#E251C3
RGBrgb(226, 81, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3176, 0.7647
RGB percentages88.6%, 31.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(312.8, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 13.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,832,067
CSS custom property--colour: #E251C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#1DAE3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#557DC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8394BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EE5883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.1Violet · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8Hot pink · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51E270
Analogous#B851E2, #E2517B
Triadic#C3E251, #51C3E2
Split complementary#7AE251, #51E2B8
Tetradic#E2B951, #51E270, #517BE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D4F0
Lighter +20%#F1A8E1
Lighter +10%#E97DD2
Darker −10%#DB25B4
Darker −20%#B01D90
Darker −30%#84166C
Darker −40%#580F49
More saturated +25%#FB38D2
Less saturated −25%#C96AB4

Channel breakdown

R226
G81
B195
Red226 (88.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue312.83°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 51 · B C3

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