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Recognised as Colour

#E252DA

  • #E252DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E252DA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 82, 218 and HSL 303°, 71%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E252DA#E252DA
HEX#E252DA
RGBrgb(226, 82, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3216, 0.8549
RGB percentages88.6%, 32.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(303.3, 71.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.3, 63.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 63.7%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,832,346
CSS custom property--colour: #E252DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27265WCAG 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 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1DAD25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4682DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Deuteranopia#7996D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EA628Fno 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 text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Orchid · ΔE 18.1Violet · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52E25A
Analogous#A252E2, #E25292
Triadic#DAE252, #52DAE2
Split complementary#92E252, #52E2A2
Tetradic#E2A252, #52E25A, #5292E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D5F6
Lighter +20%#F1A9ED
Lighter +10%#E97EE3
Darker −10%#DB26D1
Darker −20%#B01EA8
Darker −30%#85167F
Darker −40%#590F55
More saturated +25%#FB39F0
Less saturated −25%#C96BC4

Channel breakdown

R226
G82
B218
Red226 (88.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue303.33°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 52 · B DA

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