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Recognised as Colour

#E257DA

  • #E257DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E257DA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 87, 218 and HSL 303°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E257DA#E257DA
HEX#E257DA
RGBrgb(226, 87, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3412, 0.8549
RGB percentages88.6%, 34.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(303.5, 70.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 61.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 61.5%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,833,626
CSS custom property--colour: #E257DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#1DA825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C84DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C97D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EA6691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 15.8Violet · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57E25F
Analogous#A557E2, #E25794
Triadic#DAE257, #57DAE2
Split complementary#94E257, #57E2A5
Tetradic#E2A557, #57E25F, #5794E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9D9F7
Lighter +20%#F1AEED
Lighter +10%#EA82E4
Darker −10%#DA2CD0
Darker −20%#B41FAB
Darker −30%#881882
Darker −40%#5D1059
More saturated +25%#FB3EF0
Less saturated −25%#C970C4

Channel breakdown

R226
G87
B218
Red226 (88.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue303.45°
Saturation (HSL)70.56%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 57 · B DA

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