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Recognised as Colour

#E277EC

  • #E277EC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E277EC is a magenta with RGB values 226, 119, 236 and HSL 295°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E277EC#E277EC
HEX#E277EC
RGBrgb(226, 119, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4667, 0.9255
RGB percentages88.6%, 46.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(294.9, 75.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 49.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK4.2%, 49.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,841,836
CSS custom property--colour: #E277EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#1D8813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6898F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E685A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.1Orchid · ΔE 8.3Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2Hot pink · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81EC77
Analogous#A877EC, #EC77BB
Triadic#ECE277, #77ECE2
Split complementary#BBEC77, #77ECA8
Tetradic#ECA877, #81EC77, #77BBEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFF
Lighter +20%#F5D0F9
Lighter +10%#ECA4F2
Darker −10%#D84AE6
Darker −20%#CE1FDE
Darker −30%#A419B1
Darker −40%#7B1384
More saturated +25%#F264FF
Less saturated −25%#D28AD9

Channel breakdown

R226
G119
B236
Red226 (88.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue294.87°
Saturation (HSL)75.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 77 · B EC

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