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Recognised as Colour

#E344E8

  • #E344E8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E344E8 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 68, 232 and HSL 298°, 78%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E344E8#E344E8
HEX#E344E8
RGBrgb(227, 68, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.2667, 0.9098
RGB percentages89%, 26.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(298.2, 78.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.2, 70.7%, 91%)
CMYK2.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,894,312
CSS custom property--colour: #E344E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#1CBB17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D7FEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B93E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E95E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Fuchsia · ΔE 21.7Magenta · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.7Violet · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49E844
Analogous#9144E8, #E8449B
Triadic#E8E344, #44E8E3
Split complementary#9BE844, #44E891
Tetradic#E89144, #49E844, #449BE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFE
Lighter +30%#F7CCF9
Lighter +20%#F19FF3
Lighter +10%#EA71EE
Darker −10%#D81BDE
Darker −20%#AC16B0
Darker −30%#7F1083
Darker −40%#530B55
More saturated +25%#F92DFF
Less saturated −25%#CA5ECE

Channel breakdown

R227
G68
B232
Red227 (89%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue298.17°
Saturation (HSL)78.1%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G 44 · B E8

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