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Recognised as Colour

#E254FA

  • #E254FA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E254FA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 84, 250 and HSL 291°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E254FA#E254FA
HEX#E254FA
RGBrgb(226, 84, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3294, 0.9804
RGB percentages88.6%, 32.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(291.3, 94.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 66.4%, 98%)
CMYK9.6%, 66.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,832,890
CSS custom property--colour: #E254FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#1DAB05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E89FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6899F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E471A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21Fuchsia · ΔE 22.7Magenta · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 25.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CFA54
Analogous#8F54FA, #FA54BF
Triadic#FAE254, #54FAE2
Split complementary#BFFA54, #54FA8F
Tetradic#FA8F54, #6CFA54, #54BFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBE9FE
Lighter +20%#F3B7FD
Lighter +10%#EA86FB
Darker −10%#DA22F9
Darker −20%#C207E1
Darker −30%#9705B0
Darker −40%#6D047E
More saturated +25%#E64FFF
Less saturated −25%#D26AE4

Channel breakdown

R226
G84
B250
Red226 (88.6%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue291.33°
Saturation (HSL)94.32%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 54 · B FA

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