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Recognised as Colour

#E26AD9

  • #E26AD9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E26AD9 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 106, 217 and HSL 305°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E26AD9#E26AD9
HEX#E26AD9
RGBrgb(226, 106, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4157, 0.851
RGB percentages88.6%, 41.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(304.5, 67.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.5, 53.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 53.1%, 4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,838,489
CSS custom property--colour: #E26AD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#1D9526

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#638EDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#889ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EA7598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 5.8Violet · ΔE 8.2Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9Hot pink · ΔE 25.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AE273
Analogous#AF6AE2, #E26A9D
Triadic#D9E26A, #6AD9E2
Split complementary#9DE26A, #6AE2AF
Tetradic#E2AF6A, #6AE273, #6A9DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEAFA
Lighter +20%#F3BFEF
Lighter +10%#EA95E4
Darker −10%#DA3FCE
Darker −20%#C125B5
Darker −30%#961D8D
Darker −40%#6B1565
More saturated +25%#F854EC
Less saturated −25%#CC80C6

Channel breakdown

R226
G106
B217
Red226 (88.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue304.5°
Saturation (HSL)67.42%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 6A · B D9

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