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Recognised as Colour

#E272DF

  • #E272DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E272DF is a magenta with RGB values 226, 114, 223 and HSL 302°, 66%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E272DF#E272DF
HEX#E272DF
RGBrgb(226, 114, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4471, 0.8745
RGB percentages88.6%, 44.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(301.6, 65.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 49.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 49.6%, 1.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,840,543
CSS custom property--colour: #E272DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#1D8D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6993E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E87D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4Violet · ΔE 5.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72E275
Analogous#AD72E2, #E272A7
Triadic#DFE272, #72DFE2
Split complementary#A7E272, #72E2AD
Tetradic#E2AD72, #72E275, #72A7E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF1FC
Lighter +20%#F3C7F2
Lighter +10%#EB9CE9
Darker −10%#D948D5
Darker −20%#C529C1
Darker −30%#9B2098
Darker −40%#71176E
More saturated +25%#F75DF3
Less saturated −25%#CD87CB

Channel breakdown

R226
G114
B223
Red226 (88.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue301.61°
Saturation (HSL)65.88%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 72 · B DF

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