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Recognised as Colour

#E261D0

  • #E261D0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E261D0 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 97, 208 and HSL 308°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E261D0#E261D0
HEX#E261D0
RGBrgb(226, 97, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3804, 0.8157
RGB percentages88.6%, 38%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(308.4, 69%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 57.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 57.1%, 8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,836,176
CSS custom property--colour: #E261D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#1D9E2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E87D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#869ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EB6A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.4Violet · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Hot pink · ΔE 23.5Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8Dark magenta · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61E273
Analogous#B361E2, #E26190
Triadic#D0E261, #61D0E2
Split complementary#90E261, #61E2B3
Tetradic#E2B361, #61E273, #6190E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE2F6
Lighter +20%#F2B7EA
Lighter +10%#EA8CDD
Darker −10%#DA36C3
Darker −20%#BB22A5
Darker −30%#901A7F
Darker −40%#651259
More saturated +25%#F94AE1
Less saturated −25%#CB78BF

Channel breakdown

R226
G97
B208
Red226 (88.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue308.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.98%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 61 · B D0

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