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Recognised as Colour

#E255CA

  • #E255CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E255CA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 85, 202 and HSL 310°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E255CA#E255CA
HEX#E255CA
RGBrgb(226, 85, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3333, 0.7922
RGB percentages88.6%, 33.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(310.2, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 10.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,833,098
CSS custom property--colour: #E255CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#1DAA35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5580CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8295C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EC5E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.9Violet · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5Hot pink · ΔE 24.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E26D
Analogous#B455E2, #E25583
Triadic#CAE255, #55CAE2
Split complementary#83E255, #55E2B4
Tetradic#E2B455, #55E26D, #5583E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D8F3
Lighter +20%#F1ACE5
Lighter +10%#E981D8
Darker −10%#DB29BC
Darker −20%#B31E99
Darker −30%#871774
Darker −40%#5B104F
More saturated +25%#FB3CDA
Less saturated −25%#C96EBA

Channel breakdown

R226
G85
B202
Red226 (88.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue310.21°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 55 · B CA

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