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Recognised as Colour

#E290C2

  • #E290C2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#E290C2 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 144, 194 and HSL 323°, 59%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E290C2#E290C2
HEX#E290C2
RGBrgb(226, 144, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5647, 0.7608
RGB percentages88.6%, 56.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(323.4, 58.6%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.4, 36.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 14.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,848,194
CSS custom property--colour: #E290C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1D6F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A2C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AFC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#EC90A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.3Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7Light pink · ΔE 23.6Pink · ΔE 25.6Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Thistle · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90E2B0
Analogous#D990E2, #E29099
Triadic#C2E290, #90C2E2
Split complementary#99E290, #90E2D9
Tetradic#E2D990, #90E2B0, #9099E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E1EE
Lighter +10%#EDB8D8
Darker −10%#D768AC
Darker −20%#CD3F96
Darker −30%#AC2D7A
Darker −40%#84225E
More saturated +25%#F37FC6
Less saturated −25%#D1A2BE

Channel breakdown

R226
G144
B194
Red226 (88.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue323.41°
Saturation (HSL)58.57%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 90 · B C2

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