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Recognised as Colour

#E294C4

  • #E294C4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#E294C4 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 148, 196 and HSL 323°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E294C4#E294C4
HEX#E294C4
RGBrgb(226, 148, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5804, 0.7686
RGB percentages88.6%, 58%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(323.1, 57.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 34.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 13.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,849,220
CSS custom property--colour: #E294C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#1D6B3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A5C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB1C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EB94A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.5Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8Light pink · ΔE 22.2Pink · ΔE 24Thistle · ΔE 25.2Rosy brown · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E2B2
Analogous#D994E2, #E2949D
Triadic#C4E294, #94C4E2
Split complementary#9DE294, #94E2D9
Tetradic#E2D994, #94E2B2, #949DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E4F0
Lighter +10%#EDBCDA
Darker −10%#D76CAE
Darker −20%#CC4498
Darker −30%#AE2F7D
Darker −40%#862460
More saturated +25%#F383C8
Less saturated −25%#D1A5C0

Channel breakdown

R226
G148
B196
Red226 (88.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue323.08°
Saturation (HSL)57.35%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 94 · B C4

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