Colour

#E315E5

#E315E5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#E315E5 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 21, 229 and HSL 299°, 83%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E315E5#E315E5

HEX#E315E5

RGBrgb(227, 21, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.0824, 0.898

RGB percentages89%, 8.2%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(299.4, 83.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 90.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0.9%, 90.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,882,277

CSS custom property--colour: #E315E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#1CEA1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D8BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79 from the original

Tritanopia#EA4788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 12.3 Magenta · ΔE 12.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3 Blue violet · ΔE 29.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#17E515

Analogous#7B15E5, #E5157F

Triadic#E5E315, #15E5E3

Split complementary#7FE515, #15E57B

Tetradic#E57B15, #17E515, #157FE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FACCFA

Lighter +30%#F59DF6

Lighter +20%#F06EF2

Lighter +10%#EC40ED

Darker −10%#B511B6

Darker −20%#860C88

Darker −30%#580859

Darker −40%#2A042A

More saturated +25%#F800FA

Less saturated −25%#C434C6

Channel breakdown

R227

G21

B229

Red227 (89%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue299.42°

Saturation (HSL)83.2%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E3 · G 15 · B E5

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