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Recognised as Colour

#E251DA

  • #E251DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E251DA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 81, 218 and HSL 303°, 71%, 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

#E251DA#E251DA
HEX#E251DA
RGBrgb(226, 81, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3176, 0.8549
RGB percentages88.6%, 31.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(303.3, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.3, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,832,090
CSS custom property--colour: #E251DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1DAE25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4581DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7995D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EA618Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Orchid · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2Medium violet red · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51E259
Analogous#A251E2, #E25191
Triadic#DAE251, #51DAE2
Split complementary#91E251, #51E2A2
Tetradic#E2A251, #51E259, #5191E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D4F6
Lighter +20%#F1A8ED
Lighter +10%#E97DE3
Darker −10%#DB25D1
Darker −20%#B01DA8
Darker −30%#84167E
Darker −40%#580F54
More saturated +25%#FB38F1
Less saturated −25%#C96AC3

Channel breakdown

R226
G81
B218
Red226 (88.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue303.31°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 51 · B DA

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