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Recognised as Colour

#E259D3

  • #E259D3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E259D3 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 89, 211 and HSL 307°, 70%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E259D3#E259D3
HEX#E259D3
RGBrgb(226, 89, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.349, 0.8275
RGB percentages88.6%, 34.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(306.6, 70.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.6, 60.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 60.6%, 6.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,834,131
CSS custom property--colour: #E259D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#1DA62C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5384D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8097CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EB658Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 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 text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Violet · ΔE 14.7Medium violet red · ΔE 26.9Hot pink · ΔE 27.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59E268
Analogous#AC59E2, #E2598F
Triadic#D3E259, #59D3E2
Split complementary#8FE259, #59E2AC
Tetradic#E2AD59, #59E268, #598FE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9DBF6
Lighter +20%#F1B0EA
Lighter +10%#EA84DF
Darker −10%#DA2EC7
Darker −20%#B520A5
Darker −30%#8A187D
Darker −40%#5E1156
More saturated +25%#FA41E6
Less saturated −25%#CA71C0

Channel breakdown

R226
G89
B211
Red226 (88.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue306.57°
Saturation (HSL)70.26%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 59 · B D3

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