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Recognised as Colour

#E332CA

  • #E332CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E332CA is a magenta with RGB values 227, 50, 202 and HSL 308°, 76%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E332CA#E332CA
HEX#E332CA
RGBrgb(227, 50, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.1961, 0.7922
RGB percentages89%, 19.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(308.5, 76%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 78%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 11%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,889,674
CSS custom property--colour: #E332CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#1CCD35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3073CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#748DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EE437Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4Violet · ΔE 27.6Medium violet red · ΔE 28Dark magenta · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32E34B
Analogous#A332E3, #E33272
Triadic#CAE332, #32CAE3
Split complementary#72E332, #32E3A3
Tetradic#E3A332, #32E34B, #3272E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE5F8
Lighter +30%#F5B9ED
Lighter +20%#EF8CE1
Lighter +10%#E95FD6
Darker −10%#C71BAF
Darker −20%#9A1587
Darker −30%#6D0F60
Darker −40%#400938
More saturated +25%#FF16DE
Less saturated −25%#C64FB5

Channel breakdown

R227
G50
B202
Red227 (89%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue308.47°
Saturation (HSL)75.97%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 32 · B CA

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