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Recognised as Colour

#E269E8

  • #E269E8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E269E8 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 105, 232 and HSL 297°, 73%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E269E8#E269E8
HEX#E269E8
RGBrgb(226, 105, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4118, 0.9098
RGB percentages88.6%, 41.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(297.2, 73.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 54.7%, 91%)
CMYK2.6%, 54.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,838,248
CSS custom property--colour: #E269E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#1D9617

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5990ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#809FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E7799Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Violet · ΔE 11.8Orchid · ΔE 12.5Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Dark magenta · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FE869
Analogous#A269E8, #E869AF
Triadic#E8E269, #69E8E2
Split complementary#AEE869, #69E8A3
Tetradic#E8A369, #6FE869, #69AFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCEEFC
Lighter +20%#F3C1F6
Lighter +10%#EB95EF
Darker −10%#D93DE1
Darker −20%#C41FCC
Darker −30%#9918A0
Darker −40%#6F1273
More saturated +25%#F653FE
Less saturated −25%#CE7FD2

Channel breakdown

R226
G105
B232
Red226 (88.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue297.17°
Saturation (HSL)73.41%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 69 · B E8

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